C. J. Daley
Grabbed this tiny audiobook before even finishing with the novel and I’m glad I got to it. Scott Fleming did a great job with this continuation.
Paschia’s hidden journals, frequently mentioned in book one, are finally being revealed to us. I think it’s a genius move by the author as this thing is 100% world building. It gives the universe an origin, as well as showing the beginning of the Keepers. I loved how it spanned years unknown…as existence without time cannot truly be measured.
I also really commend the author as he was able to keep it feeling like a diary throughout its entirety. Yes we receive dialogue, and yes there is more to the cast and happenings, but it always remains within Paschia’s worldview—as he is the one reporting on it. As we know, Paschia is a great creator, as he is the inventor of the empathic weapons (and items) introduced in the novel, and that he was always learning. What a great way to show off the emerging personalities of the other Keepers by him spending time around them learning what they know.
And as anyone who has ever taken up journaling or keeping a diary will tell you, once you get into the habit, it’s often hard to stop. So if you pay a little attention to that volume one on the cover, the author could keep us plied with information for years. I’m excited by the idea that newly released entries could take readers to entirely different worlds, realms of existence, to sentient life that isn’t even human. This series could be endless in scope. I think the author has shown his skill is up to the task of it too. This is perfect for fans of the first book, novellas, and lore.
Grabbed this tiny audiobook before even finishing with the novel and I’m glad I got to it. Scott Fleming did a great job with this continuation.
Paschia’s hidden journals, frequently mentioned in book one, are finally being revealed to us. I think it’s a genius move by the author as this thing is 100% world building. It gives the universe an origin, as well as showing the beginning of the Keepers. I loved how it spanned years unknown…as existence without time cannot truly be measured.
I also really commend the author as he was able to keep it feeling like a diary throughout its entirety. Yes we receive dialogue, and yes there is more to the cast and happenings, but it always remains within Paschia’s worldview—as he is the one reporting on it. As we know, Paschia is a great creator, as he is the inventor of the empathic weapons (and items) introduced in the novel, and that he was always learning. What a great way to show off the emerging personalities of the other Keepers by him spending time around them learning what they know.
And as anyone who has ever taken up journaling or keeping a diary will tell you, once you get into the habit, it’s often hard to stop. So if you pay a little attention to that volume one on the cover, the author could keep us plied with information for years. I’m excited by the idea that newly released entries could take readers to entirely different worlds, realms of existence, to sentient life that isn’t even human. This series could be endless in scope. I think the author has shown his skill is up to the task of it too. This is perfect for fans of the first book, novellas, and lore.