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Insomnium #3 Trial by Water by Zachary Bonelli

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


SPOILER ALERT. Beer is older than written language and it’s reassuring to discover that in Insomnium #3 – Trial by Water not only will it survive into the late 21st century but will also exist in alternate realms like Blame Outward Justice Inward. Life in Nowhere is bewildering to say the least but Zachary Bonelli weaves enough of these familiar elements into the story that new ways of breathing, thinking, communicating and adjudicating can be processed and appreciated for what they have to teach us both about the future and our own contemporary realities. Not only is it easier to accept spontaneously generating gills with a brew under the belt, it is the comfort of a cold beer with a friend that enables Nel to formulate a strategy to defeat the seemingly insurmountable onslaught of the aptly named ward’s cryptic, draconian judicial system. A compelling courtroom drama ensues that owes as much to Perry Mason as it does to sci-fi legends like Phillip K. Dick.



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