Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Temporal Void

It's hard to decide what to say about this book. Following directly on from The Dreaming Void this book is more of the same. So anything I said about the first book applies to this one as well. Also as this is the middle part of a trilogy I can't really draw any conclusions yet either. The multiple story threads are getting a lot more complicated and intertwined now but there's no sign of how it's all going to end. Inigo's dreams of the Waterwalker continue to be a particular highlight despite the fact they're not strictly science fiction. What started out seemingly a little aside has become the very heart of the story. All the fun, exciting or moving moments seem to be in the dreams, whereas everything outside feels like it's still plot building. Maybe it's because they are so different from the other story lines that they stand out like that. They are definitely the sections I find hardest to put down. One thing that does make sense now are the titles. I'd thought they were a little strange at the beginning but that's no longer the case. So the final part The Evolutionary Void is up next and I'm expecting I'll get though it quite quickly.

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