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Almost DNF’d this due to Victor’s incessant whining and self pity at the beginning, but once his creation takes center stage, this book sings.

Ashamed to admit this is my first time reading this!

“Jesus, we’re all bloody doomed, aren’t we? The entire species is flying off to Hell for its holidays.”

Umm… that’s probably not a great idea John.

Sodergren has that perfect mix of hilarious with a hefty dose of creepy as fuck going on right now. 😂😬

😱😱😱

“What’s this?”
“A present.”
“Is it someone’s head?”

“So what’s the story? Did you break out of prison? Take out an entire battalion?”
“We drank horse piss and got high.” 🙂

“They believe in a singular and all-powerful deity, which means they cannot accept the truth of other gods. And when nations start to believe that other beliefs lead to damnation, violence becomes inevitable.”

“It’s not enough just to survive. You have to fight for something, you can’t just—just live your life like a fucking coward.”

“That’s what you get when the people decide.”
“No, that’s what you get when you’ve killed all the brave men and let the cowards vote.”

I love a good naval battle! 😃

“Cities needed water to survive, just like bodies needed blood. So if they wanted to seize the Empire, they needed only to sail through its arteries.”

“You don’t like the ocean?”
“I don’t like the way it smells.”
“But it just smells like salt.”
“No. It smells like blood.”

“This world is ephemeral. Permanence is an illusion.”

Part II

“When you have the power that you do, your life is not your own.”

“Walrus?”
“The sabertooth cat version of a seal. “ 🙂