It’s a dark, fast-paced science fiction fantasy story with doses of Dark Matter, The Matrix, Crescent City (yes I said it), The Fifth Season, American Gods, Ursula LeGuin and the City We Became. It’s modern. It’s multiple timelines. It’s queer. It’s commentary on race and social justice and politics and internet conspiracy theories. Shifters, dragons, witches, mages, gods and all manner of magic are real. Multiple realities exist and we can visit them. Humans deny all signs pointing to a reality that encompasses more than they currently experience. All the while, a mysterious narrator makes known that he is present while being unseen. There are magical societies fighting an secret battle that has ripple effects all over the world.

The pacing is brutally fast. Choppy chapters and short books within the book keep you ripping through page count until the end…of this installment.

👍🏻Recommended for Jemisin fans, fans of modern fantasy, twisty-turny plots and those able to manage an unfinished series. There’s some really great LGBTQIA+ rep in this book including NB, ace, poly and trans characters.