Reviews

The Liminal War by Ayize Jama-Everett

sarabz's review against another edition

4.0

I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first book in the series, but it was still a very good and fun quick read. It was another action packed story, and Jama-Everett does action well. And I love a good fantasy novel where the world is built around Black people, culture, and history. Plus a fungus god. We also get introduced to Chabi, the central character of the third novel in this universe, and I'm definitely looking forward to reading more about her.

56lispenard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

readingtheend's review against another edition

3.5

SEVERAL years have elapsed since I read The Liminal People, so I know there's loads I had forgotten, but this was a really enjoyable read! it's where Prentis gets taken by the bad guys, and Tamara and Taggert have to travel through time to get to her. then when they come back, the world has been ruined and broken. (I suddenly feel interested in reading this alongside The Space between Worlds, though they're not at all similar.)

barb4ry1's review against another edition

3.0

Sadly, it's not as good as The Liminal People. A lot is happening but it loses the sense of intimacy I loved in the first book. Not bad, just slightly disappointing.

virginiaduan's review against another edition

4.0

What a ride. I can't wait for more.

I think some of the names and people got mixed up a bit so it could have done with some better editing. But so good.

Can't wait for the next chapter.

jvan's review against another edition

3.0

The least good of the series, sadly. The last portion was good enough (once the action shifts to 1937) but the early parts are rough, and the middle with the Bob Marley aside is ridiculously self-indulgent. Still pretty good, though. Highly recommend Liminal People and almost as highly recommend Entropy of Bones, and I'm looking forward to the next book as well.

abookishtype's review against another edition

4.0

Ayize Jama-Everett created a dangerous alternate world of super-powered humans in The Liminal People. We rejoin the protagonist of The Liminal People, Taggert, some time later. Life has improved for Taggert since he broke free of Nordeen, his twisted mentor and employer. The Liminal War begins with a bang. Taggert is healing a woman of terminal cancer when Nordeen makes his move and kidnaps a girl Taggert has adopted as his ward. The truce is over...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from Edelweiss for review consideration.

myxomycetes's review

4.0

This is two-fisted pulpy insanity where super powered humans not quite allied with a sentient fungus god's messiah travel through time to hang out with Bob Marley and play guitar with Robert Johnson while fighting kinda-sorta-not-quite-vampires and an evil drug dealing Professor X type guy. Halfway through there's a scene where the protags are on a ghost ship traveling through time and the villains attack them with prehistoric sharks, while the messiah of the fungus god has to brand himself with the souls of dead Africans lost in the middle passage, and I have no idea what's going on or why, but PREHISTORIC SHARKS!

Think Octavia Butler meets Andrew Vachss with a healthy dose of gonzo thrown in.