Status Updates From Bedenke Phlebas

Been 8 years since I was gifted this book.
Life distracted me – I am back.

Hello readers! The long chapter has been finished. An intriguing battle scene which killed off a lot of filler characters that were present just for detail and world building. I’m glad it happened because I could not be bothered keeping track of so many alien sci-fi names. I’m looking forward to a closer look at the characters and their interactions within the main plot, and some interesting developments soon!

Hello again everyone. Chapter 4 is very long, so only 20 pages read this evening. A very interesting story! Considering the space-operatic, large scale context and incredible detail, the author does well to catch you up on the current events as and when necessary. Detail when it matters, and lighter writing through the rest. Overall, the world building is excellent and the levels of description are very captivating.

A big jump in pages today! Two more whole chapters read. It’s reading more informative than it is intriguing, but that’s mainly because the plot is being set up at the moment. Overall I would prefer some neater storytelling devices to take the book to where it is now, although in the context of the opening chapters, the chaotic scenes and rough nature of the writing fits well with the main ideas presented to now.