This doesn’t make very much sense, but I’m hesitant to say more without spoiling things. My other favorite thing about this novel stems from my own experience as a writer: I’m very much in awe of how Taylor orchestrates the climax of the novel, which is not quite when you expect it to be, but only apparent after the fact. I might not find out why America has closed its border or why everyone is obsessed with the Space Programme. Mary’s as this series progresses, but at the same time, the whole point is how insular the world of St. I’m really hoping to learn more about the world outside St. Instead, we get a tantalizing glimpses from comments made from one character to another, who already have all the context they need. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research but never wastes a moment explaining things the reader doesn’t need to know. The author obviously knows a lot about what’s going on in the world outside of St. One of the things (out of many) that I liked most about this novel is that this is an example of near-future speculative fiction world-building done right. While the concept of “secret organization that uses time travel for historical research purposes” isn’t new, Taylor manages to make this version her own with a number of subtle changes to the trope. I stumbled across this book and picked it up on a whim, and I’m ever so glad that I did.
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