As much as I like Vincent's Changling P.I. novels, I liked
this better. The book is populated by
not so mythical creatures. They are
referred to as cryptid species and all treated as animals regardless of whether
they are truly sentient. In a previous
book they appear to have freed themselves but in this book they are captured by
a group that apparently overdosed on the Roman Circus theme.
Regardless of fact or fiction, it is hard to read about such
abuse of animals or people. Definition
of people seems one of sentience from my limited point of view. We ignorantly ignore (intended redundancy)
tests that indicate dolphins, elephants and chimps understand far more than we
credit them. With AI reaching out, it
makes me wonder where the boundaries will be for sentience. While this seems like it has little bearing
on a book review, these thoughts were initiated by the fine work that Vincent
put in her book. It is enormously
thought provoking while providing an entertaining plot and plenty of action.
I highly recommend it.
web site: http://ruthvincent.com/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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