Locklands
{4.5/5} “But then there were the ‘deep commands,’ which allowed one to make a sudden, abrupt, inexorable change to reality itself, an edit so swift and complete that the world never even knew it’d been changed. Yet the deep commands came with a price: human life.”
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett, published in 2022
Berenice and her team are at Grattiara, trying to convince the governor to abandon the fortress and bring his thousands of people to Giva. Sancia is on a ship nearby, just in case. But his son has been twinned with Tevanne and it’s all a trap. The enemy is here now, with thousands of soldiers.
This is the sequel to Shorefall and concludes the trilogy.
It’s about what it’s like to be friends with people you can join your thoughts with. It’s about fighting for the world, empathy, and a new kind of society.
It has a certain oddness to it, and maybe it was a bit long. But it’s a story with characters you care about, and it has a good message.
I’ve read 3 books by Bennett. I will read more.