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Second volume of The Book of Skaith. Serious spoilers ahead.
It opens with Kell a Marg getting a report about what Stark has done to the Citadel, and then Stark with the rescued Ashton and the title hounds attempting to make good their escape from the planet. Knowing that having exposed the Lords Protector, they may have ensured that no more starships are allowed to land.
It involves the hounds' having conflicting loyalties, a genetic modification that did not produce all that was intended, an att ...more
It opens with Kell a Marg getting a report about what Stark has done to the Citadel, and then Stark with the rescued Ashton and the title hounds attempting to make good their escape from the planet. Knowing that having exposed the Lords Protector, they may have ensured that no more starships are allowed to land.
It involves the hounds' having conflicting loyalties, a genetic modification that did not produce all that was intended, an att ...more
The second book in the Eric John Stark "Skaith" adventures. Also very good.
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Eric John Stark is hated by practically everyone. Even his supporters are either allies of convenience or are allies by force of his formidable will. He is challenged on all sides and even relative victories come with complicated strings attached. And all these entanglements result from the single decision to come to Skaith to rescue his friend.
Brackett doubles down on the failing nature of the planet, with the empty cities and degenerate people and shrinking ecosystem. Even the prosperous city ...more
Brackett doubles down on the failing nature of the planet, with the empty cities and degenerate people and shrinking ecosystem. Even the prosperous city ...more
Jul 31, 2018
S.E. Lindberg
marked it as to-read
