Book completed
Jan. 31st, 2026 03:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eve_primeContrarian, by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. Grand Illusion #3. These books are meant for readers who take pleasure in following the characters from day to day, as matters slowly develop – it’s a type of immersion based in realism, and I really like it, but it’s not a conventional writing style. (Do you want to know which lunch he chooses in the cafeteria each day? Will it be the three-cheese chicken, the onion soup, or something else?)
In this one, Dekkard gets the premier to let him hold a proper investigation of the major violent crimes that took place in the previous two books, which were all instances of corporate corruption. (The Commercer party had controlled the government for decades, but now it’s the Crafters, like Dekkard.) His diplomatic way of talking with the premier and with his political opponents is worth study. The “contrarian” angle, where he pretends to create a movement to rival the extremists, isn’t actually a big part of the story. When the book came out, we didn’t yet know that there would be a sequel, but now we do – I hope I can keep it all fresh in my memory until November!
In this one, Dekkard gets the premier to let him hold a proper investigation of the major violent crimes that took place in the previous two books, which were all instances of corporate corruption. (The Commercer party had controlled the government for decades, but now it’s the Crafters, like Dekkard.) His diplomatic way of talking with the premier and with his political opponents is worth study. The “contrarian” angle, where he pretends to create a movement to rival the extremists, isn’t actually a big part of the story. When the book came out, we didn’t yet know that there would be a sequel, but now we do – I hope I can keep it all fresh in my memory until November!