A review by beesandbooks
Knight in Paper Armor by Nicholas Conley

3.0

I think in a lot of ways this book is cautionary and jarring. The state of the world as it is right now is absolutely heading in the same direction as this novel’s setting. And yet the extremes of Thorne’s evil deeds and goals are so terrifying that I cannot imagine actually witnessing some of these events. Taking the sci-fi elements out of this book leaves us with the terrifying tale of a businessman manipulation immigrant populations and manufacturing antisemitic fervor in order to just make money. Something that happens now, and with disturbing frequency. It really is only a matter of time before that progresses to the manufacturing of otherworldly weapons (if it hasn’t already). This book should be taken as a cautionary tale of where we might end up in a matter of decades if we aren’t careful.