Daniel Shellenbarger’s Reviews > In the Shadow of Lightning > Status Update

ok, I actually think I like Demir, so that's a step in the right direction: one protagonist to root for

The story is interesting but every single character seems to be some variety or other of exploitive sociopathic narcissist (with the POSSIBLE exception of Demir); I miss Field Marshal Tamas, Inspector Adamat, and Ben Sykes, sigh...