2024 book 47

 Micaiah Johnson's Those Beyond the Wall

I have been VERY eagerly awaiting the sequel/companion to The Space Between Worlds, and this may have even surpassed my expectations?! The story is set ten years later and the protagonist is a minor character from the first book, Nik Nik's girl runner/mechanic—but many of the characters from the first book are prominent. Anyway, things kick off with a series of grisly deaths that are clearly related to world-hopping, and our protagonist and her cohort have to figure out how to stop it. I loved seeing the inner worlds of the emperor and the runners, and seeing more of the politics between the city and the people outside it. Once again, totally gripping action and trenchant commentary on class and poverty, but most importantly, amazingly vivid characters and world. I can’t wait to see what Johnson does next. A.

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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on March 12th.