![]() They're somewhat camouflaged among all the tough breaks, but they hurt the story. There were a few too many magical fixes & loose threads in this story for me to give it more stars. It always adds an extra bit of depth & realism to the world. Along with that, Knight has the habit of tossing a paragraph occasionally that is kind of off-the-wall, really out of the flow from the rest of the text. Every chapter is started with a page or two of italicized script that fills in some background, then we get to see the actual events from Valentine's perspective which is a limited, gritty view indeed. The characters are wonderful & the writing style unique. There is a lot of that in this world, but it is not completely without hope. ![]() ![]() The world is under a shadow, not just from the invading forces, but from our selves, much like the current politics in the US where personal & party ambitions trump common sense constantly. There's a fascination about this wrecked world that Knight has created that keeps me coming back for more, although it isn't exciting me the way it used to. ![]()
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