The Strength of the Few by James IslingtonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
James Islington’s long awaited return to the world of the Hierarchy…well, more accurately, worlds, after that big time multiversal twist at the end of the first book. But yes, we’re now following Vis across three separate universes, his original Romanesque one plus two additional timelines modeled on Celtic (particularly Welsh and Irish) traditions, and one modeled on the ancient Egyptian underworld (I half expected Anubis to show up, or a weary Taweret forced into his role like on Moon Knight, perhaps?) I should’ve heeded Piéra Blackthorn’s review a bit better and tempered my expectations, but with the three universes and wildly different POVs as a result, it took a lot of getting used to. Islington does tend to start his series strong but then bite off more than he can chew. However, despite my initial fears, this is not the end of the series, and I’m hoping that the eventual third book actually wraps everything up…as tall an order as that may be.
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