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What a rollercoaster this novel has been. At one moment we are on the walls of Troy beside Priam and Helen, watching as the Greeks attack and Hector valiantly defends the city. In the next moment we are on The Dark Lady, together with Mahnmut the Europan, Orphu of Io and the recently kidnapped Odyssey. Yet, almost immediately afterwards we are in Ardis Hall, fighting the voymnix alongside Ada and Daeman.
It was really interesting to see all these familiar Greek and Trojan heroes, as well as the Greek gods, in different circumstances. I've always been a fan of the Greek mythology, and observing these characters in unorthodox situations was very bizarre and dramatic at the same time. The storyline with the gods notably stimulated me to finish this novel above everything else.
Of course there was a lot of filler, and I am not sure why some of the characters made some choices (for example, why would Harman enter the radioactive ship at the bottom of the ocean... He entered, stayed just enough time for the radiation to go into his systems, and then left. And almost immediately afterwards he understood he's about to die due to the radiation. In the same time, he didn't do anything with the information he supposedly gathered from the ship. His only goal was to go back home to Ada. So again, why enter the deadly ship in the first place?) Occasionally we also got quite a lot of explanations, which were slowing down the narrative. As a matter of fact, I feel that the novel is too long. Perhaps splitting it in two, or cutting parts of it would have helped the story flow better.
It was really interesting to see all these familiar Greek and Trojan heroes, as well as the Greek gods, in different circumstances. I've always been a fan of the Greek mythology, and observing these characters in unorthodox situations was very bizarre and dramatic at the same time. The storyline with the gods notably stimulated me to finish this novel above everything else.
Of course there was a lot of filler, and I am not sure why some of the characters made some choices (for example, why would Harman enter the radioactive ship at the bottom of the ocean... He entered, stayed just enough time for the radiation to go into his systems, and then left. And almost immediately afterwards he understood he's about to die due to the radiation. In the same time, he didn't do anything with the information he supposedly gathered from the ship. His only goal was to go back home to Ada. So again, why enter the deadly ship in the first place?) Occasionally we also got quite a lot of explanations, which were slowing down the narrative. As a matter of fact, I feel that the novel is too long. Perhaps splitting it in two, or cutting parts of it would have helped the story flow better.