- Surtac
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I have my hardcover and I'm 195 pages in. I'll be with you shortly.
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I'm also getting into AU (nice initials, huh?), having re-read AR. I'm at 22%, starting Book II, Section ix.
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On my second reading. First reading for me is always about who, what, when, where. Second reading is for nuance and depth. And yes, it's goodie!
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I'm nearing the end. Not a spoiler, but I think there is a LOT more Jane influence/writing in this one.
- Surtac
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Just finished my first read.
Lots to think about. And lots of specific pieces of other A/U books that need to be re-read in fresh contexts.
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Agree with Surtac and Aja Jin both.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
- Surtac
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Ok. Are we ready to start a deeper discussion?
Here's a non-spoiler question to begin. Did anyone spot a specific contemporary date in this book or its predecessor that gives us a point to firmly anchor it into the overall A-U timeline?
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I did not. Perhaps it would be necessary to refer to the lengthy prolog to Downbelow Station? In which these events are probably alluded to?
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Kokipy wrote:
I did not. Perhaps it would be necessary to refer to the lengthy prolog to Downbelow Station? In which these events are probably alluded to?
Yeah. Thats one of the sources I've gone to, but I think that only helps with an upper limit for the range of possibilities. I've managed to identify a 15 year span from other sources but nothing more specific than that.
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