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I don't want to talk too much about the story here since I would give away too many spoilers. I enjoyed these novellas more than I thought I would. I usually give myself some time to process a book before jumping into a sequel, but I've already started book one of Throne of Glass.

There's love, betrayal, action, suspense, and more packed into these short novellas, and they add up to be an interesting, heart-wrenching story overall.

5 stars and highly recommended

The first gripe is the overuse of the word "mayhap." It is a bit of an archaic word, but it's seen in some fantasy these days, so that was not an issue. The word seemed sprinkled on the page sometimes and it distracted me from the story with its frequent usage.

Loren is a mostly likable character, but I liked Gem more. I wish Loren didn't snap at him so much. I would have liked to have known more about Auntie's backstory and perhaps more about Jordel, but I image I learn more about him in the sequels.

All in all a good read if one can get used to the somewhat stilted dialogue (it wasn't a problem for me, but I see some others having issue with it), and I will end up reading more of the series to see where it goes.

I didn't like the constant comparisons to Greek mythology, but overall I enjoyed the book. The book was good for getting the imagination to run. I didn't agree with all the possibilities Kaku presented, but the ideas were interesting. Personally I felt in some ways he both underestimated the growth of technology in some parts as well as overestimated it in others.

I agree with other reviewers in that the title is misleading and the book doesn't deal terribly much with physics. I don't find it much of a big deal since I read the book blurb before purchasing and knew what to expect.

More on AI and transhumanism might have bumped it up to a five star book for me.