Yoru Sulfur could have crushed Leo and Savine like bugs before they embarked. The beautiful machine may in fact be a reference to the guillotine (we have seen numerous demonstrations that the traditional method of hanging doesn't work particularly well).
That and the bloody contest for Skarling's chair in the North (I fear for our girl Rikke). I think The Beautiful Machine will focus on the French Revolution coming to the Union. For Queen Terez, for the Dogman (Joe demonstrated remarkable restraint and let him die peacefully), for Jonas Clover. Yup. There's not a lot here for those who want more advancement of the story begun in the First Law. But again, enjoying it, and looking forward to seeing where the second half goes.Įdit with more thoughts at around page 315: Everyone comes on board very quickly, from Savine to Rikk (though I know she's plotting something), and I just can't believe anyone would think it's a good idea to get Stour involved, especially since he continues to be so one-dimensionally evil. I like where the plot is heading overall, with Leo's encroaching civil war helped by the Northmen, but I think it needed more set-up. Though I did just read one of Abercrombie's trademark "shifting-POV" chapters which was excellent and addressed that concern a little. Considering how much of this book is about class tension, you'd think you would want more of the lower class perspectives, not fewer. Broad has also been a non-entity so far, though that may be about to change. The Vick plotline seemed really important and was my favourite part of the first 100 pages now she hasn't appeared in the last 150.
I'm enjoying the book a lot, but I think it's pretty weird structurally. I can see the North invading Angland again (its army is pretty much gone) and maybe Styria being tempted to invade Midderland or, at the very least, reclaim Westport. We get that indication that there are limits on Bayaz's and the Eaters' powers that could be overcome by non-magicians, but not really enough information on how that could be done on a large scale.īook 3 I think will leave the Union in a very precarious position, with a massive armed insurrection taking place right across Midderland just after Midderland and Angland's armies are in a very weakened state. Bayaz is now being directly opposed by a whole load of people and it'll be interesting to see if he crushes them like bugs or if they are able to inflict more damage on him. There's too much stuff to be addressed and I wouldn't be surprised if there was a final trilogy to wrap things up, perhaps after a couple more standalones. My main feeling at the end of the book is that Book 3 is clearly not going to be the end of the world.
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