One of the great things about being a book addict is the joy of stumbling across something total new. A decade or more a ago, an ill advised membership to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club (do book clubs even exist any more?) brought with it a book of the month called The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Not being one for "fantasy", I intended to send it back, but general lethargy stopped me. This turned out to be a good thing as the world of Locke and Jean is an amazing place to spend time in. Likewise, about a year ago, a random Amazon recommendation offered up Dark Eden by Chris Beckett.
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