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May 19, 2019NVMercer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The back cover summary of this book makes it look like your typical secrets get revealed sort of drama in a cool sci-fi setting, but it is so much more than that. The setting is a human colony set up on a far distant planet at the base of what the colonists call “God’s City”, some sort of enormous alien structure or plant-like organism. It becomes clear at the start of the novel that the main character, Ren, and the colony’s de-facto leader (referred to rather ominously as the Ringmaster), are hiding something from the rest of the colonists. Something that has to do with God’s City and their initial discovery of it. Exactly what this secret (or secrets) is Newman reveals very slowly over the course of the book, giving more and more hints through dialogue and flashbacks, as bits and pieces of it become relevant to the story. And when everything finally comes to a head the truth is both horrifying and astounding. It’s definitely a book that will make you think.