lfagundes's review against another edition
2.0
Weak characters so far, and the 'ghouls' are more horror than sci-fi, but it's pretty so I'll keep reading
mohan_vee's review against another edition
2.0
Weird not wonderful. This book is almost borderline incomprehensible. The authors pull everything together at the last moment to prduce a big reveal that is as derivative as it is week.
indigo_han's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted it to be good. It had so many great ideas, they just didn't have enough time and space (attention? Energy?) to see it through. I'll still read the Clandestiny volume, though
annemaries_shelves's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5 stars
Great artwork - very detailed and gave a gritty atmosphere. Although sometimes hard to differentiate some of the faces ('hardened white men' characters can look <i>really</i> similar, okay).
The writing was strong and the plot was well developed (complex without being difficult to comprehend... unless you start reading it when you're extra tired, which was the case for me...). I really liked the mystery element and think there's a lot of room to grow this world/premise in the sequel.
Also the interstitials were excellent.
While it's a great reading experience, I don't know how much it'll stay with me from an originality or impact perspective.
Great artwork - very detailed and gave a gritty atmosphere. Although sometimes hard to differentiate some of the faces ('hardened white men' characters can look <i>really</i> similar, okay).
The writing was strong and the plot was well developed (complex without being difficult to comprehend... unless you start reading it when you're extra tired, which was the case for me...). I really liked the mystery element and think there's a lot of room to grow this world/premise in the sequel.
Also the interstitials were excellent.
While it's a great reading experience, I don't know how much it'll stay with me from an originality or impact perspective.
zachb's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
larakaa's review
3.0
Not sure what to think of it. It's a wild mixture of space noir cyberpunk, philosophical science fiction and mystery horror. A cop searching for her sister, a drug inventor with nothing to lose, a visionary who considers himself a failure, drug lords, a samurai guy and some sort of zombie hive mind people created by a stable black whole. It's a bit much if you ask me. The smaller stories are completed in Volume 1, so you can read it. But if you want to know what's the bigger picture, you'll have to read the other Volumes. Maybe I will, maybe I won't.
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