

Howling Dark by Christopher Ruocchio. The second book in the Sun Eater Series. The first book was alright. The last third carried the whole book. Howling Dark is so much better. I’m about 350 pages in and everything about it is a vast improvement over the first book. Pacing, prose, the plot, everything is a big step up from the first book. Even Hadrian.
Yeah this is my issue with it. I can find all the arts, Linux, and political stuff just fine. Sports, music, and places communities are seriously lacking. They exist, but are a shell of what you’d hope they’d be. Engagement is so low, it’s not worth bothering. The sports and music communities being so small and sparse is a real bummer.