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A review by sarahbotreads
Shattered Pillars by Elizabeth Bear
4.0
This is an excellent continuation of the story and the world that Elizabeth Bear set up in Range of Ghosts - it continues to put pieces of an epic story in place, but still stays grounded in the characters and the very personal stakes they feel in the situation. And we get to meet even more characters, all of whom are as individual and real-feeling as the main characters introduced in the first book.
The one downside I had with this installment of the series is that, as the cast of characters grew, I sometimes found it hard to keep names straight - there are a few who are similar. I'll also say that I'm glad I had the 3rd book (Steles of the Sky) already purchased and waiting, because I would have been very impatient if I'd had to wait for the conclusion after the climax of this book.
The one downside I had with this installment of the series is that, as the cast of characters grew, I sometimes found it hard to keep names straight - there are a few who are similar. I'll also say that I'm glad I had the 3rd book (Steles of the Sky) already purchased and waiting, because I would have been very impatient if I'd had to wait for the conclusion after the climax of this book.