I have heard about Crowley's Aegypt cycle for years but found it difficult to find. When I learned that the cycle was being re-issued, I brought the first volume warily, fearful that it would not live up to the hype. It does. What I really liked about this first book was Pierce's musing at the end. Pierce is thinking about an idea of alternative realities and right before he wonders about the outside world and the inner world. There is such truth to that. The book is a the first of the cycle so the pacing is a little leisurely, but because most of the main characters live, it isn't an issue. The reader is also treated to a couple stories within a story, including one about Shakespeare.
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I have heard about Crowley's Aegypt cycle for years but found it difficult to find. When I learned that the cycle was being re-issued, I brought the first volume warily, fearful that it would not live up to the hype. It does. What I really liked about this first book was Pierce's musing at the end. Pierce is thinking about an idea of alternative realities and right before he wonders about the outside world and the inner world. There is such truth to that. The book is a the first of the cycle so the pacing is a little leisurely, but because most of the main characters live, it isn't an issue. The reader is also treated to a couple stories within a story, including one about Shakespeare.
