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A review by lunarchfey
Beyond by Mercedes Lackey
5.0
I really enjoyed this! I've read many of the older Valdemar books quite a few times since my teens, and this felt simultaneously nostalgic as well as fresh and new. A lot of the staples I enjoyed were there, combined with some up-to-date commentary-slash-satire on current events (and honestly a much stronger writing hand from the author after decades of practice, of course).
Kordas was a much more interesting narrator than I though he'd be (pleasantly interesting and slightly unhinged in a good way), and Delia a good counterpoint who felt like a Talia for a different generation. Some solid queer rep in the supporting cast, and a lot of interesting and unique characters. And I loved-loved the Dolls. Looking forward to the next books in this series.
Kordas was a much more interesting narrator than I though he'd be (pleasantly interesting and slightly unhinged in a good way), and Delia a good counterpoint who felt like a Talia for a different generation. Some solid queer rep in the supporting cast, and a lot of interesting and unique characters. And I loved-loved the Dolls. Looking forward to the next books in this series.