Arya Harsono’s Reviews > Katabasis > Status Update

What I'm enjoying about Kuang's work (Katabasis and Babel in particular) is that she creates fantasy rooted in reality, reminding us that magic does not need to be invented. It already exists. In the form of understanding the world around us: "And when you have complete mastery of these ideas, when you can hold them in your palm and twist and tease them at will—then you will have stepped closer to God." (p. 266)