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Getting that feeling when I read a Greek tragedy when you can see all the pieces coming together and start to gather the shape of the ending, the tragedy to come

The manipulation of the Technocore, the doomsday weapon, the truth of the ouster attack, and Father Duré vision in the labyrinth, what a sinister shape this end is beginning to take

In a way The Consul was kind of right with the Hegemonies over reliance of technology and the ai systems and personalities that control them ultimately being their downfall to the point where whether the human species dies or not is decided between factions of the core

Also kind of crazy how many big reveals are still coming, Severens whole conversation with Ummon is filled with them and all of them blew my mind

Absolutely insane, the descriptions of the worlds as they’re being destroyed both from a little relay and from Duré own perspective is so beautiful and devastating the sheer scale of building up these different worlds and getting us to know them just like we got to know the pilgrims before cutting them down with the Shrike and Ousters respectively is such an awesome confident leap to make in a story

Its crazy how much of this book can be seen in modern media with Brawne facing down the AI in a digital world with the reveal that the UI already exists at some future point in time but so does another arisen from human consciousness(?) entirely by accident

The fast paced feel of this even though a lot of it is just exposition is incredible and the world building continues to be amazing despite being so far in

wtf (complimentary)

This book having a different style than the first with its Canterbury Tales style of different genre stories is hard but understandable pill to swallow

But I am enjoying the dream vision style of connecting the two stories and I like the voice that Severen is given

“Ignored by those around me, I finished my toast, to the enduring stupidity of my race-and downed the last of the champagne. It was flat.”