Once the story gets moving, layered parallels-between characters, themes, and plotlines-provide a thoughtful, highly rewarding read. Griffin’s secrets and her own purpose as a tool for humanity. Meanwhile, Andra grapples with her existence as an AI, searching out Dr. Desperate situations drive him to accept help from people he wouldn’t usually trust. In Zhade’s storyline, he struggles to enact his visions for the city and has difficulty working the Crown while angels are going rogue and attacking people.
Although readers are dropped back into the rhythm and flavor of the world through heavy use of futuristic dialogue, the intricacies of the worldbuilding are more sparse disoriented readers would be well served by refreshing themselves on the first installment. Zhade has taken on his brother’s face and Crown to rule their city, while Andra’s working with the Schism on the cryogenically frozen colonists’ rocket. This duology closer following 2020’s Goddess in the Machine quickly establishes where Andra and Zhade left off.
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