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Kenneth
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I wonder if Dickinson did any work in plague wards or if Ebola-type illnesses are his own personal nightmare and that's why he writes these scenes so well.
— Feb 03, 2026 09:28PM
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Kenneth
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Love the way Dickinson handled magic & spiritualism. It feels very grounded.
— Feb 02, 2026 03:17PM
Kenneth
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Wait is Aminata fucking Farrier? I don't remember what he looks like, but he IS twenty years older and obsessed with Kindalana.... Crazy if true.
— Feb 02, 2026 02:08PM
Kenneth
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"...for the other prisoners would be Tain Hu’s dearest, and all of them would mourn the duchess, and in a fiercely stupid selfish way Baru wanted that all to herself." The way Dickinson is able to capture negative emotions in a way that renders the reader sympathetic is incredible. This and Tau-Indi's chapters.
— Jan 28, 2026 10:58AM
Kenneth
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And Tain Hu continues to save Baru from beyond the grave.
— Jan 28, 2026 10:55AM
Kenneth
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"field-general" being an insult in falcrest is a bit on the nose tbh
— Dec 24, 2025 09:11AM
Kenneth
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Dickinson has stopped pulling his punches "... we have invented a monster called a middle class." ... "and now the people are accustomed to receiving that pillage. And they are accustomed to their innocence. If they learn what we do on distant shores to secure their safety and prosperity, I am certain they would hang us all. Not for the crime of what we did, mind! But for the crime of allowing them to know."
— Dec 22, 2025 02:52PM
