…from Ian over at Marturia.net. Highlights:
The book is well-plotted, the action and reveals flow nicely along, keeping the reader interested…The ethical dilemmas presented echo those of Lost In Translation – racism, prejudice, tolerance, violence as a means to an end, fanaticism – but are put in play in such a way that the reader feels it necessary to wrestle with the issues alongside the character. If the reader comes to a different conclusion than the protagonist in some of the situations, it is not because Willett has written his characters into a corner from which there is only one way out, rather it is the availability of choices which makes the ones the protagonists follow ultimately so meaningful.
Well worth the read, I highly recommend Marseguro and am anticipating the sequel Terra Insegura (meaning unsafe land?) due out next year.
Glad you liked it, Ian!
Oh, and terra insegura could mean “unsafe land,” but in the sequel’s case, it’s literally “Unsafe Earth.”
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I wondered about that… good to know. Thoroughly enjoyed the book!
Also, I don’t know if you keep track of such things, but I found a typo. On page 218 about halfway down, there’s a “than” that should be a “then”.
Anyways, I went back through your “first sentences” for Terra Inseguro to see if I could guess the plot… I guess I’m not smart enough, I’ll just have to wait for next year…