![]() ![]() The symbolism is rather ostentatious, though probably not so well known to the usual SF crowd for some, it may be new and fresh, or even utterly unrecognizable. And that’s only the beginning of a wild Tarot-inspired journey through the labyrinth of the author’s own psyche. Introducing as our guide a genius physicist cum pathetic serial killer on the run from a menacing entity, the author makes it somewhat difficult to get his readers (or at least this reader) invested in the story. But Harrison doesn’t make it easy for readers to like his novel. ![]() I actually, quite surprisingly, enjoyed this book. If I sound overly critical, however, I am not. Truth be told, this last sentence is something I could put in my every other review, so there’s that ). While ostensibly there is a story, even one in two timelines, it’s more of an allegory, burdened down with heavy symbolism and filled with characters who were created with an ulterior motive. One thing I can attest to, though, is that it has a great ending.Īpart from this, however, Harrison’s Light is an uneven concoction of seemingly disparate elements: effusive technobabble and slick, brutal cyberpunk cant go hand in hand with mysticism worthy of the best – or at least most murky – of the New Age prophets. It’s built like a card trick: a lengthy setup with a short, delightful payoff. If I were to characterize it in just a few words, I’d say it’s a prologue 300 pages long. ![]() Another review that I find hard to write but it must be said that it is an unusual book. ![]()
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