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A review by sleepey
Tristan by Sylvain St-Pierre
dark
4.5
Tristan is a brutal, cold-hearted killer out for revenge, with heightened alien senses, extensive combat experience, genius-level technological expertise, & the ability to put on a false persona so convincing that even the narrative treats it like a separate character. It's a lot of fun to watch him scheming & manipulating & just generally being overpowered, kind of like if Gus Fring was a big cat man from space.
There are some basic spelling & formatting errors here & there, which is a shame, but when you look past those the writing is actually really strong - it's able to lead you through an intricate plot & setting, in the heads of some rather idiosyncratic characters, without becoming too confusing or expository. Some events maybe don't hold up to full scrutiny (surely there are easier ways to detain a guy for 1 day while you use his ID than infecting yourself with a bespoke strain of bio-engineered sex flu ) but I think it all works in the moment at least.
I'm interested to see where the series goes from here, hoping to see some more substantial growth from the main character. His antics are enjoyably shocking, but I can see myself changing my mind if he's still at it 5 books later!
There are some basic spelling & formatting errors here & there, which is a shame, but when you look past those the writing is actually really strong - it's able to lead you through an intricate plot & setting, in the heads of some rather idiosyncratic characters, without becoming too confusing or expository. Some events maybe don't hold up to full scrutiny (
I'm interested to see where the series goes from here, hoping to see some more substantial growth from the main character. His antics are enjoyably shocking, but I can see myself changing my mind if he's still at it 5 books later!