Review: Delightfully Complex and Sophisticated
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
This book is quite simply incredible. Within the first page, Wagner's incredible story had me hooked. Detectives, Mysterious Organizations, Unsolved murder: this story takes a number of different elements and manages to weave them into a complex narrative filled with adventure, excitement, and all manner of mind-games going on between the various factions and characters.Wagner's story combines concepts from science-fiction, fantasy and mystery novels in a unique blend that confronts you with unexpected situations and events at every turn.The characters of Kirin and Jake have an entertaining relationship with one another that is the source of a lot of humor. Throughout the three smaller stories contained within this volume, there was never a moment where I felt bored or wanted to stop reading. Wagner's prose is virtually flawless, and it is obvious that she has spent a vast amount of time perfecting each line of dialogue and the many intricacies and peculiarities of her world. This really is one story that you will not want to miss. It is a sophisticated blend that employs the best elements of several genres in an unstoppable story that will entertain you to no end.