Book Review
Oct. 22nd, 2007 08:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariNo Present Like Time
by Steph Swainston
This book is the sequel to The Year of Our War. In this book, Jant and his fellow immortals rediscover the idyllic and democratic island nation of Tris, which had split off from the Empire at its inception centuries ago. Unfortunately, the Empire as represented by the immortals make several missteps that lead to disaster. Yet this disaster ultimately brings Tris back into the Empire.
Even though this novel was, like its predecessor, slightly lacking in direction, I enjoyed reading it. I was glad to revisit the characters (especially Jant) and the world. I was particularly happy about the way Swainston worked in some more backstory on the characters. I think the slightly chaotic nature of the narrative might be deliberate, to give the story more verisimilitude. It works better in this book than in the first one, though.
by Steph Swainston
This book is the sequel to The Year of Our War. In this book, Jant and his fellow immortals rediscover the idyllic and democratic island nation of Tris, which had split off from the Empire at its inception centuries ago. Unfortunately, the Empire as represented by the immortals make several missteps that lead to disaster. Yet this disaster ultimately brings Tris back into the Empire.
Even though this novel was, like its predecessor, slightly lacking in direction, I enjoyed reading it. I was glad to revisit the characters (especially Jant) and the world. I was particularly happy about the way Swainston worked in some more backstory on the characters. I think the slightly chaotic nature of the narrative might be deliberate, to give the story more verisimilitude. It works better in this book than in the first one, though.
