A review by oleksandr
Europe at Midnight by Dave Hutchinson
4.0
*spoilers of the first volume are present*
The second book of the Fractured Europe starts not from the point where the first one finishes and all protagonists are new, a few persons from the first volume make an episodic appearance. Thus it is more a spin-off than a second volume. At the same time, it is essential to read them in sequence to fully enjoy the text.
So, in the first volume we found out that there is a parallel universe with the really great ie large Britain, which encompasses both the Europe and Asia. Protagonists of the second volume will tell us its story. The book starts in the university, the one hinted in the first book, just after some unspecified revolt. The place is to some extent is a parody of old English collages. The ‘feel’ of the book become even more British, with corduroy breeches, tweed suits and five o’clock tea, the Great Britain that existed chiefly, if not fully in the literature and not in reality.
The second book of the Fractured Europe starts not from the point where the first one finishes and all protagonists are new, a few persons from the first volume make an episodic appearance. Thus it is more a spin-off than a second volume. At the same time, it is essential to read them in sequence to fully enjoy the text.
So, in the first volume we found out that there is a parallel universe with the really great ie large Britain, which encompasses both the Europe and Asia. Protagonists of the second volume will tell us its story. The book starts in the university, the one hinted in the first book, just after some unspecified revolt. The place is to some extent is a parody of old English collages. The ‘feel’ of the book become even more British, with corduroy breeches, tweed suits and five o’clock tea, the Great Britain that existed chiefly, if not fully in the literature and not in reality.