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Originally Posted by orangekiwi
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Difficulties in Hambly's personal life came to a head around the time she wrote these Winterlands books, and it shows in her characters' experiences in this book. Small-to-middling spoiler about those difficulties and how they map onto the book:
Some of the mixed reviews reflect how much bleaker this book is than much of her work.
I enjoyed the new trilogy, but I took years to steel myself to read it. This book doesn't leave off at a good stand-alone point.