The Grand Dark

With a bit of a slow start for me, I fell in love with this story as it progressed. The ending sealed it's fate as a book I enjoyed immensely. Richard Kadrey's world is perfectly told in a way that you only know what you need to about the world. Bits and pieces are revealed, but there is no unnecessary world prose. We see the world through Largo's eyes as he experiences them. The flashbacks to his younger years are brief. As if, you were standing there, experiencing the moment and having it float from your mind when the next thoughts becomes apparent. The mixture of fantastical elements with pieces of our world make the world feel real, tangible. For war is always a looming force to be reckoned with.