Among Serpents by Marc J. GregsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The second book of Marc J. Gregson’s dystopian throwback trilogy is not only a fast paced and bleak Empire Strikes Back, but also reminiscent of Thunderhead and Wind and Truth in its sobering reminder of how deeply fascists can entrench their insurmountability. Amping up the family drama between Conrad and Ella and Uncle (dear God but Uncle is a bastard and birdshit artist par excellence), this book sets the stage for what promises to be an epic conclusion in next year’s third novel, Downfall. And yet, somehow, I get the strange feeling that after all the setbacks Conrad has to endure in this book, it’ll take a miracle for it to all be wrapped up in one more book…
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