Aspects

This is the first time I've ever read an unfinished book. I didn't realise how difficult it would be to follow a story knowing that there is no satisfying ending(or any kind of for that matter) waiting for me. This is also my first John M. Ford book and now you can count me as one of the grieving and heartbroken.

The writing and wold-building was sprawling and beautiful, the characters real and complex. That being said, it was a bit slow placed for me, packed with social mores that I had to make a conscious effort to decipher. I don't know how much of the unfinished manuscript the editors left untouched (or if they left it completely as is) but I can sense that within it is a grand universe that I only got the tiniest glimpse of.

Additionally, the introduction by Neil Gaiman was truly gorgeous. It made me miss a person I've never personally known. We can only hope and pray that in our lifetime we can forge a friendship like theirs.

Rest in Peace, John M. Ford.