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Book 1 of ‘Legends of the Red Sun’, a colourful new epic-fantasy series. The journey begins here . . .
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"a dark epic which shows its debt to Gormenghast…This is fantasy with vast scope and ambition… a complex, eldritch vision." The Guardian
"At its best, I was reminded of Jack Vance or Gene Wolfe… this is a promising start to a series worth pursuing." The Times
"a great book, which takes old tropes and re-imagines them into something new and memorable. It is an assured tale written with style, intelligence and skill, written inside a fantastically set premise and brilliantly focused novel that shows all the strengths of the genre and relatively few of the weaknesses… Definitely my favourite fantasy of the year so far, in what is a very good year for the genre. This will be a ‘best of the year’ novel, unless I’m much mistaken." SFF World
"Liquid prose with noir stylings evoke a brooding city in all its glory and despair, filled with believable characters and dozens of small innovations that make the world that bit more intriguing. This is a grown-up fantasy that touches on real-life concerns, and this is where fantasy is at its most potent and relevant." Speculative Horizons
"It rattles along, helped by a jaunty prose, a grimy atmosphere, a colourful cast and earthy dialogue.” SFX Magazine
"a book that I couldn’t help but savour, lingering on several memorable passages, although there are various points when the action heats up so much, that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. The novel re-reads extraordinarily well too since knowing what happens and having a better grip of the setting actually adds to the enjoyment… has established itself in my mind as a contender for Best Fantasy Novel of 2009." Fantasy Book Critic
"a work that immerses you in its world and demands you pay attention… this is a polished and accomplished debut novel and is well-recommended." The Wertzone
"this is a remarkable debut, a lush, fully-realised world defined by a writer with a mesmerising style that evokes some of the greats of fantasy fiction without in any way being derivative. I look forward to following what will undoubtedly be a great career." Mark Chadbourn
"Villjamur is haunting and brutal, beautiful and edgy, alive yet drowning in its own sin… a tightly plotted novel that worked just as well as a fantasy novel as it did a piece of introspective literature… Newton seems smartly poised to tackle a wide swathe of readers with Nights of Villjamur, and his future as a writer is bright, indeed." A Dribble Of Ink
"I finally got round to picking the book up last weekend and finished it last night in a fit of ‘I can’t stop reading, I really must find out how it all ends…’ It turns out that everyone was right and my anticipation of Nights of Villjamur was well founded… The bottom line is that Newton writes an engaging tale full of different subplots that all come together to form a picture you’d only half guessed at while you were reading. Nights of Villjamur has something for everyone and it’s all good." Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
"Newton writes prose that’s both direct and detailed, moving the action but embedding it in a heavy, grungy atmosphere. He does a great job of integrating the supernatural, the science fictional and the surreal into his fantasy." The Agony Column
"the type of novel that will perhaps take the genre into a new direction in much the same way that Rothfuss and Lynch have done in more recent years. Cracking fantasy and an excellent start to Mark’s series that left me begging for more, I really can’t wait for his next offering." Falcata Times
"While the sun over Villjamur is dying, Mark Charan Newton’s star as a writer is burning with a fierce talent." Stephen Hunt
"Mark’s words are incredible and creating vistas and characters in your mind. You see the scenery, almost as an afterimage, while reading, see the colours, feel the sea spray dusting your face. It’s like as soon as you sit down and start reading a trapdoor opens beneath you and you tumble into the world." Dave Brendon’s Fantasy & Sci-Fi Weblog
"Nights of Villjamur is an excellent novel, and it’s nice to see something new written within the ‘Dying Earth’ subgenre… The writing is evocative and precise, the characterisation intriguing, the plot absorbing and the narrative speedily paced. Nights of Villjamur is a fab start to what looks to be a fascinating series, and if you’re looking for a hot summer read, you really should check out this piece of glacial storytelling." Geek Planet Online
"A smart and accomplished debut, stylishly wrought, melding a noir detective story with strange creatures like Garudas and Jurro the Dawnir and all-the-while dealing with adult themes and mirroring real-world issues in a way that the fantasy genre doesn’t do often and doesn’t often do well. All-in-all, refreshingly deft storytelling from an author who clearly knows how to write and I look forward to the next in the series." Rob Grant, Sci-Fi London
"This was by and large one of the best titles I’ve read this year… The subtle blending of fantasy, horror, noir, and fantasy results in an interesting and enthralled final product that has a lot to offer just about any reader…This is a book that fantasy fans are going to want read; highly recommended." King of the Nerds
"Hugely intelligent, hypnotic new fantasy… Nights of Villjamur is an extremely ambitious novel; asking for some serious cranial activity in order for a reader to get into its rhythm. The plotlines are extravagant and elaborately fashioned, with each individual strand eventually falling into its rightful place in the bigger picture and plenty of action, blood, gore and sex to satisfy the most ravenous of readers… an intelligent novel, with subtleties and nuances, darkness and starkness, depth and superficialities and mildly hypnotic." The Truth About Books
"A wonderfully thoughtful read from a strong writer who has the potential to become an even stronger voice in the future." Next Read
"If you like it down and dirty, realistic to the core, show every wart and the pus that seeps from it, then you’ll like this… it’s well written and will probably be very popular, for good reason." Fantasy Book Review
"Newton shows in his novel a great potential, for him as a writer and for his fantasy series, ‘Legends of the Red Sun’, and I believe that he can sit without question in the hall of the new names of epic fantasy writers and bring his contribution to a great new generation of such authors." Dark Wolf Fantasy Review
"Written in an offbeat, literary and often uncomfortable style, Newton’s technique serves to compliment the uneasy atmosphere that surrounds the story itself. The world he creates is almost palpable in its reality, demonstrating the author’s skill at generating atmosphere and bringing his setting to life." Total Sci-Fi Online
"The whole book accomplishes the task of setting up the series in a promising and rewarding way. The characters are genuine, the action is well paced and bloody and the bad guys are humanly evil. Do you like you fantasy twisted, epic and bloody? You’ll love this. If you’re not into the above then I think you’ll still love it." SF Crowsnest
"At its best, though, this novel is doing something really quite interesting, stylistically speaking. Where Fat-Fantasy convention requires clear, kinetic bright-colour satisfactions, he is aiming for something more alienated, snowed-in and bare… Newton looks like a writer on his way somewhere very interesting." Adam Roberts
"Newton has created an amazing story that dances among various genres and sub-genres. It is a dangerous thriller but it also contains traits of horror. It is fantasy but it also touches science-fiction. All this is mixed so well in this book that it was a true delight to read. If I had read Nights of Villjamur in 2009, the year of its publication, it would have been one of my top two books of 2009." Between Two Books
"At its best, I was reminded of Jack Vance or Gene Wolfe… this is a promising start to a series worth pursuing." The Times
"a great book, which takes old tropes and re-imagines them into something new and memorable. It is an assured tale written with style, intelligence and skill, written inside a fantastically set premise and brilliantly focused novel that shows all the strengths of the genre and relatively few of the weaknesses… Definitely my favourite fantasy of the year so far, in what is a very good year for the genre. This will be a ‘best of the year’ novel, unless I’m much mistaken." SFF World
"Liquid prose with noir stylings evoke a brooding city in all its glory and despair, filled with believable characters and dozens of small innovations that make the world that bit more intriguing. This is a grown-up fantasy that touches on real-life concerns, and this is where fantasy is at its most potent and relevant." Speculative Horizons
"It rattles along, helped by a jaunty prose, a grimy atmosphere, a colourful cast and earthy dialogue.” SFX Magazine
"a book that I couldn’t help but savour, lingering on several memorable passages, although there are various points when the action heats up so much, that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. The novel re-reads extraordinarily well too since knowing what happens and having a better grip of the setting actually adds to the enjoyment… has established itself in my mind as a contender for Best Fantasy Novel of 2009." Fantasy Book Critic
"a work that immerses you in its world and demands you pay attention… this is a polished and accomplished debut novel and is well-recommended." The Wertzone
"this is a remarkable debut, a lush, fully-realised world defined by a writer with a mesmerising style that evokes some of the greats of fantasy fiction without in any way being derivative. I look forward to following what will undoubtedly be a great career." Mark Chadbourn
"Villjamur is haunting and brutal, beautiful and edgy, alive yet drowning in its own sin… a tightly plotted novel that worked just as well as a fantasy novel as it did a piece of introspective literature… Newton seems smartly poised to tackle a wide swathe of readers with Nights of Villjamur, and his future as a writer is bright, indeed." A Dribble Of Ink
"I finally got round to picking the book up last weekend and finished it last night in a fit of ‘I can’t stop reading, I really must find out how it all ends…’ It turns out that everyone was right and my anticipation of Nights of Villjamur was well founded… The bottom line is that Newton writes an engaging tale full of different subplots that all come together to form a picture you’d only half guessed at while you were reading. Nights of Villjamur has something for everyone and it’s all good." Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review
"Newton writes prose that’s both direct and detailed, moving the action but embedding it in a heavy, grungy atmosphere. He does a great job of integrating the supernatural, the science fictional and the surreal into his fantasy." The Agony Column
"the type of novel that will perhaps take the genre into a new direction in much the same way that Rothfuss and Lynch have done in more recent years. Cracking fantasy and an excellent start to Mark’s series that left me begging for more, I really can’t wait for his next offering." Falcata Times
"While the sun over Villjamur is dying, Mark Charan Newton’s star as a writer is burning with a fierce talent." Stephen Hunt
"Mark’s words are incredible and creating vistas and characters in your mind. You see the scenery, almost as an afterimage, while reading, see the colours, feel the sea spray dusting your face. It’s like as soon as you sit down and start reading a trapdoor opens beneath you and you tumble into the world." Dave Brendon’s Fantasy & Sci-Fi Weblog
"Nights of Villjamur is an excellent novel, and it’s nice to see something new written within the ‘Dying Earth’ subgenre… The writing is evocative and precise, the characterisation intriguing, the plot absorbing and the narrative speedily paced. Nights of Villjamur is a fab start to what looks to be a fascinating series, and if you’re looking for a hot summer read, you really should check out this piece of glacial storytelling." Geek Planet Online
"A smart and accomplished debut, stylishly wrought, melding a noir detective story with strange creatures like Garudas and Jurro the Dawnir and all-the-while dealing with adult themes and mirroring real-world issues in a way that the fantasy genre doesn’t do often and doesn’t often do well. All-in-all, refreshingly deft storytelling from an author who clearly knows how to write and I look forward to the next in the series." Rob Grant, Sci-Fi London
"This was by and large one of the best titles I’ve read this year… The subtle blending of fantasy, horror, noir, and fantasy results in an interesting and enthralled final product that has a lot to offer just about any reader…This is a book that fantasy fans are going to want read; highly recommended." King of the Nerds
"Hugely intelligent, hypnotic new fantasy… Nights of Villjamur is an extremely ambitious novel; asking for some serious cranial activity in order for a reader to get into its rhythm. The plotlines are extravagant and elaborately fashioned, with each individual strand eventually falling into its rightful place in the bigger picture and plenty of action, blood, gore and sex to satisfy the most ravenous of readers… an intelligent novel, with subtleties and nuances, darkness and starkness, depth and superficialities and mildly hypnotic." The Truth About Books
"A wonderfully thoughtful read from a strong writer who has the potential to become an even stronger voice in the future." Next Read
"If you like it down and dirty, realistic to the core, show every wart and the pus that seeps from it, then you’ll like this… it’s well written and will probably be very popular, for good reason." Fantasy Book Review
"Newton shows in his novel a great potential, for him as a writer and for his fantasy series, ‘Legends of the Red Sun’, and I believe that he can sit without question in the hall of the new names of epic fantasy writers and bring his contribution to a great new generation of such authors." Dark Wolf Fantasy Review
"Written in an offbeat, literary and often uncomfortable style, Newton’s technique serves to compliment the uneasy atmosphere that surrounds the story itself. The world he creates is almost palpable in its reality, demonstrating the author’s skill at generating atmosphere and bringing his setting to life." Total Sci-Fi Online
"The whole book accomplishes the task of setting up the series in a promising and rewarding way. The characters are genuine, the action is well paced and bloody and the bad guys are humanly evil. Do you like you fantasy twisted, epic and bloody? You’ll love this. If you’re not into the above then I think you’ll still love it." SF Crowsnest
"At its best, though, this novel is doing something really quite interesting, stylistically speaking. Where Fat-Fantasy convention requires clear, kinetic bright-colour satisfactions, he is aiming for something more alienated, snowed-in and bare… Newton looks like a writer on his way somewhere very interesting." Adam Roberts
"Newton has created an amazing story that dances among various genres and sub-genres. It is a dangerous thriller but it also contains traits of horror. It is fantasy but it also touches science-fiction. All this is mixed so well in this book that it was a true delight to read. If I had read Nights of Villjamur in 2009, the year of its publication, it would have been one of my top two books of 2009." Between Two Books
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In recent years Tor, in the UK at least, have developed something of a reputation for publishing more serious, innovative fantasy. China Miéville has been around for a while, but new, exciting authors have emerged from the Tor stable: Alan Campbell, Hal Duncan, Adrian Tchaikovsky. Something all these authors have in common is that they've delivered novels that deviate from the norm, that are a cut above much of the bubblegum fantasy being peddled around at the minute. Their novels actually try to do something a little different.
Mark Charan Newton is the latest new talent to emerge, and with his debut effort Nights of Villjamur, it's safe to say that he continues this innovative, more serious tradition. He's joined their ranks - and he fits in very comfortably indeed.
An ice age is looming. In its wake, thousands of refugees descend upon the 'Sanctuary City' of Villjamur, hoping for shelter from the impending ice. But there's trouble at the top - the emperor is growing increasingly paranoid about his position, and his suicide leaves a vacuum in government at the worst possible time. Brynd Lathraea, Commander of the elite Nightguard, heads out into the Boreal Archipelago to escort the emperor's daughter, Rika, home to take the throne. Yet other political factions are waiting to play their hands...
At the same time: Investigator Jeryd of the city's Inquisition finds himself investigating the mysterious murder of a councillor, while trying to patch together his own failed personal life; a young womaniser arrives in the city with his own hidden agenda; and reports come in of some sort of massacre on the northern islands of the empire. In this land under a red, dying sun, events are about to come to a head...
Several things become apparent after reading just a few chapters of Nights of Villjamur. The first is that Newton writes very fluidly, with a stylistic and - dare I say it - more literary flourish than you often find in fantasy. His prose is often refreshingly noir, and is pleasingly evocative and visceral. Furthermore, he strikes a fine balance between description and action, deftly avoiding clumsy info-dumps. The pacing is very good; at no point does the narrative get bogged down.
What also quickly shines through is Newton's worldbuilding, which is both innovative and beguiling. To my mind, the real star of the novel is the city of Villjamur itself: a hulking, brooding mass of humanity laced in snow. Newton imbibes the city with real life and vitality, from the glittering spires to the most rancid hovels. The city has a pulse, a heartbeat - it's a living entity. This is clearly something that Newton wanted to get across, and he achieves this with aplomb. The wider setting - the Boreal Archipelago - is hauntingly beautiful; I could clearly envisage these wintry lands beneath a bleeding, dying sun.
There's a lot of cool stuff in Newton's world, and I won't remark much on this to avoid spoiling anything. Suffice to say that I think the whole idea of the cultists and their ancient technology is a very fine one indeed, an idea with almost limitless possibilities. I really like the whole idea of men and women devoting their lives to these ancient technologies, and in some cases becoming obsessed with the results of their studies.
Newton proves just as adept at characterisation as he does with his worldbuilding and prose, if not more so. There are some strong characters here, from the lonesome, melancholy Tuya, to the albino commander Brynd (whose personal life is almost as dangerous as his professional one), to the noir-ish Jeryd, who knows he's screwed his life up and doesn't know how to fix it. Newton's strength is that he understands how human emotions work, and subsequently his characters feel like fully fleshed-out individuals. He creates relationships that are both believable and, in Jeryd's case, touching. These are people you can find sympathy and anger for, depending on who they are and what they do.
Nights of Villjamur isn't your usual by-the-numbers fantasy story. This is a tale about humanitarian issues, about politics, about relationships, about surviving. Newton manages to deal with a number of themes and issues, exploring them without bludgeoning the reader over the head with them. We see heroism, we see the dangers and vileness of right-wing politics, we see love in its different guises. Against the moody backdrop of the city, it's a heady, enthralling mix.
Some aspects did niggle a little. I never really got a physical feel for the rumel race, couldn't quite picture them properly, so I think a little more description would have helped. One or two events seemed a little contrived, and I would have liked to have seen some aspects - the anarchist group, the power struggle between Rika and Chancellor Urtica - developed more. I would also have liked a little more resolution at the end of the novel, but then it is clearly labelled as the first book in a series, so perhaps that particular criticism isn't fair.
All things considered, Nights of Villjamur is a very strong debut epic fantasy novel. Liquid prose with noir stylings evoke a brooding city in all its glory and despair, filled with believable characters and dozens of small innovations that make the world that bit more intriguing. This is a grown-up fantasy that touches on real-life concerns, and this is where fantasy is at its most potent and relevant. Newton is certainly a new talent to watch, and I look forward to the next in the Legends of the Red Sun series...
Mark Charan Newton is the latest new talent to emerge, and with his debut effort Nights of Villjamur, it's safe to say that he continues this innovative, more serious tradition. He's joined their ranks - and he fits in very comfortably indeed.
An ice age is looming. In its wake, thousands of refugees descend upon the 'Sanctuary City' of Villjamur, hoping for shelter from the impending ice. But there's trouble at the top - the emperor is growing increasingly paranoid about his position, and his suicide leaves a vacuum in government at the worst possible time. Brynd Lathraea, Commander of the elite Nightguard, heads out into the Boreal Archipelago to escort the emperor's daughter, Rika, home to take the throne. Yet other political factions are waiting to play their hands...
At the same time: Investigator Jeryd of the city's Inquisition finds himself investigating the mysterious murder of a councillor, while trying to patch together his own failed personal life; a young womaniser arrives in the city with his own hidden agenda; and reports come in of some sort of massacre on the northern islands of the empire. In this land under a red, dying sun, events are about to come to a head...
Several things become apparent after reading just a few chapters of Nights of Villjamur. The first is that Newton writes very fluidly, with a stylistic and - dare I say it - more literary flourish than you often find in fantasy. His prose is often refreshingly noir, and is pleasingly evocative and visceral. Furthermore, he strikes a fine balance between description and action, deftly avoiding clumsy info-dumps. The pacing is very good; at no point does the narrative get bogged down.
What also quickly shines through is Newton's worldbuilding, which is both innovative and beguiling. To my mind, the real star of the novel is the city of Villjamur itself: a hulking, brooding mass of humanity laced in snow. Newton imbibes the city with real life and vitality, from the glittering spires to the most rancid hovels. The city has a pulse, a heartbeat - it's a living entity. This is clearly something that Newton wanted to get across, and he achieves this with aplomb. The wider setting - the Boreal Archipelago - is hauntingly beautiful; I could clearly envisage these wintry lands beneath a bleeding, dying sun.
There's a lot of cool stuff in Newton's world, and I won't remark much on this to avoid spoiling anything. Suffice to say that I think the whole idea of the cultists and their ancient technology is a very fine one indeed, an idea with almost limitless possibilities. I really like the whole idea of men and women devoting their lives to these ancient technologies, and in some cases becoming obsessed with the results of their studies.
Newton proves just as adept at characterisation as he does with his worldbuilding and prose, if not more so. There are some strong characters here, from the lonesome, melancholy Tuya, to the albino commander Brynd (whose personal life is almost as dangerous as his professional one), to the noir-ish Jeryd, who knows he's screwed his life up and doesn't know how to fix it. Newton's strength is that he understands how human emotions work, and subsequently his characters feel like fully fleshed-out individuals. He creates relationships that are both believable and, in Jeryd's case, touching. These are people you can find sympathy and anger for, depending on who they are and what they do.
Nights of Villjamur isn't your usual by-the-numbers fantasy story. This is a tale about humanitarian issues, about politics, about relationships, about surviving. Newton manages to deal with a number of themes and issues, exploring them without bludgeoning the reader over the head with them. We see heroism, we see the dangers and vileness of right-wing politics, we see love in its different guises. Against the moody backdrop of the city, it's a heady, enthralling mix.
Some aspects did niggle a little. I never really got a physical feel for the rumel race, couldn't quite picture them properly, so I think a little more description would have helped. One or two events seemed a little contrived, and I would have liked to have seen some aspects - the anarchist group, the power struggle between Rika and Chancellor Urtica - developed more. I would also have liked a little more resolution at the end of the novel, but then it is clearly labelled as the first book in a series, so perhaps that particular criticism isn't fair.
All things considered, Nights of Villjamur is a very strong debut epic fantasy novel. Liquid prose with noir stylings evoke a brooding city in all its glory and despair, filled with believable characters and dozens of small innovations that make the world that bit more intriguing. This is a grown-up fantasy that touches on real-life concerns, and this is where fantasy is at its most potent and relevant. Newton is certainly a new talent to watch, and I look forward to the next in the Legends of the Red Sun series...
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I've not really read fiction of this genre since I was a teenager, finding all too often these kind of trilogies (and they always *are* trilogies) seem to be cliched and generic. Fortunately this series seems to avoid that trap. Some of the characters are a tad familiar, but the author does in a good job in making them individuals; sexuality, of all persuasions, is particularly well handled will out being too overbearing.
The setting is mainly urban, and the story in part describes the machinations of various political factions within it, especially as relates to the refugees outside the city gates in the frozen wastes. In general the author successfully walks the fine line between having the fantasy world resonate with our own, but not being to didactic about it. The plot itself, once it gets going, is fast moving and compulsive.
Oh, and the banshees in this book are a brilliant creation.
As I said, I've not read this kind of fiction for years, so I guess the real test is whether this book would impress me enough to make me buy the second volume.
It's a test it has passed with ease.
The setting is mainly urban, and the story in part describes the machinations of various political factions within it, especially as relates to the refugees outside the city gates in the frozen wastes. In general the author successfully walks the fine line between having the fantasy world resonate with our own, but not being to didactic about it. The plot itself, once it gets going, is fast moving and compulsive.
Oh, and the banshees in this book are a brilliant creation.
As I said, I've not read this kind of fiction for years, so I guess the real test is whether this book would impress me enough to make me buy the second volume.
It's a test it has passed with ease.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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looking through the reviews im not suprised to see a very mixed reaction,when i first read nights of villjamur i also had a very mixed opinion,mainly due to how much information is avaliable. I personally love reading books that boggle your mind with the qwerky references to the atmosphere in which its written e.g in this book we know that in the city the polite way to say hello is ' sele of jamur' etc.
The story is good and deep, however i felt that because there are so many characters involved in the storyline each with their own individual roles to play it leaves less time to actually relate to any one character.Leaving me feeling abit out of the picture ( normally when i read i find myself reading the characters out as if i am the character).
one thing good about the characters is they relate to reality, brynd: hiding the secret he is gay, randur: a womaniser, eir: pampered yet strives for something more, Jeryd: leads a good life until someone spoils it, tryst: a victim of prejudice, Dartun: ambitious, tuya: the dark horse.
another point it doesnt really have a main character, i suppose i a novel doesnt need to have a main character but i think it reads better if there is one.
Dispite these i revelled in the creation of two moons, bohr and astrid and the little comments made by characters referring to them, the mentioning of jorsalir text, jamuns for the money and the word jamur before the name of the emperor's family.
mark charan newton has a vivid imagination,and his work will only continue to get better.
The story is good and deep, however i felt that because there are so many characters involved in the storyline each with their own individual roles to play it leaves less time to actually relate to any one character.Leaving me feeling abit out of the picture ( normally when i read i find myself reading the characters out as if i am the character).
one thing good about the characters is they relate to reality, brynd: hiding the secret he is gay, randur: a womaniser, eir: pampered yet strives for something more, Jeryd: leads a good life until someone spoils it, tryst: a victim of prejudice, Dartun: ambitious, tuya: the dark horse.
another point it doesnt really have a main character, i suppose i a novel doesnt need to have a main character but i think it reads better if there is one.
Dispite these i revelled in the creation of two moons, bohr and astrid and the little comments made by characters referring to them, the mentioning of jorsalir text, jamuns for the money and the word jamur before the name of the emperor's family.
mark charan newton has a vivid imagination,and his work will only continue to get better.
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