All the knowledge of the Twist Loop and the other dimensions is supplied in this novel. Indeed having read the comics though I gained a little extra colour it was interesting to see cl;early how this knowledge was not required.
Dixon is a well crafted character who we only really develop a small sense of knowing. This is because much of what the story presents about him is false, and we know this as we see much of the story from his point of view.
Similarly we are given the inner thoughts of most of the characters, or at least a candid view of their motivations. Cotterill would very much be at home in an episode of The Sweeney from the 1970s or a film by Guy Ritchie, decades apart. Mrs Savidant is in some ways similar to Dixon in so far as her personality is a construct of her own design.
Katana however is an open book. There is nothing complicated about her drives and her needs. Again we see some of the action with her influence on the narration.
So we know truths when we see them but Michael is careful to reveal those truths in a measured way that keeps the reader involved. For one thing I was thrilled to half-recognise the device that Razorjack wants to recover – as I say you don’t need knowledge from the comics for this.
The themes in this novel include darker aspects of the Human psyche, sex, violence, greed, betrayal. There is not a great deal in the Human cast to endear them to the reader, however at the same time I felt a growing attachment. Katana is no less a negative character, though her frank approach to the brutality in this story makes her in some ways more acceptable than the dark side of Humanity.
A satisfying story with diverse and believable characters in a story that pits London criminals against an other-worldly female killing machine.
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