A review by crane
Foreign Devils by John Hornor Jacobs
4.0
An excellent and worthy sequel; again the synthesis of Imperial Rome and the Wild West works very well, this time with the added spice of Jacobs' take on Imperial China. We also get a large portion of the book from a viewpoint other than Shoe's, narrated through letters written by Livia as she is part of the delegation to the Autumn Lords; her perspective is pleasantly distinct from Shoe's, and the greater insight into her as a character is welcome.
I can't rate Foreign Devils as highly as the first book however, largely due to its ending. It finishes with a "shocking twist" that is somewhat predictable, and then leaves off on a rather inconclusive cliffhanger, with most plot threads still dangling unresolved.
I can't rate Foreign Devils as highly as the first book however, largely due to its ending. It finishes with a "shocking twist" that is somewhat predictable, and then leaves off on a rather inconclusive cliffhanger, with most plot threads still dangling unresolved.