Dan Wachal’s Reviews > Disquiet Gods > Status Update

I'm getting a lot out of this reread... Seeing connections I didn't notice before. The end is close and I'm reminded if how Ruocchio continually raises the stakes and am curious of how much higher they can get. We know the end of Hadrian's tale, but not how we get there. Im excited to enjoy the journey to the destination I know is inevitable.

The political scenes in this section are top notch. The moment when we see the Extra's... So good. Perfectly alien, otherworldly, and intimidating. I just love how this all came together.

I have been struck (especially in Kingdom of Death, Ashes of Man, and so far in Disquiet Gods) how many scenes parallel the story of the Christ. Life. Death, Resurrection. I once read a story about the life of Jesus in the years before he started his ministry. It explored how a Messiah would realize they are the Messiah. Fully human yet fully God. Does a 6 year old know they are God? Hadrian's journey is similar.

My final re-read book of this series (including all the main novels, novellas, and short story collections and I am SO pumped. I wasn't there for the release of A Memory of Light (the final Wheel of Time book), but anticipating Shadows Upon Time is what I imagine it would have felt like. The Sun Eater has become a favourite series of mine and I really enjoyed reading this penultimate volume on the first go around.