PositiveStrange HorizonsPlacing Harrow at the centre of the story allows Muir to revel in details of necromantic craft that readers of the first book only saw through Gideon’s disdainful—if eventually admiring—eyes ... how Harrow’s storytelling compares to Gideon’s will largely depend on which side of Harrow’s character readers found more compelling ... Muir’s sequences of necromancy in action are a treat for any readers who delight in the sensuous descriptions of bones, blood, and flesh.
