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With this and Frankenstein, which I also saved up for today, I've been wondering whether I'm expecting too much from Seven Soldiers. I enjoyed both while I was reading them, as a kind of candy hit, but they really don't integrate much into an overall story arc, do they? They're great in terms of adopting a different tone for each book, and rounding out new, intriguing, appealing characters (and secondary casts), and exploring different styles (gothic sci-fi, superhero porn) but they don't add up to a chapter in Seven Soldiers Vs Sheeda, in the same way as a chapter of 8C advances that narrative, or even a chapter in One Million worked as part of a larger story.
These feel more like trial runs for ongoing characters, mini-shots (they do feel like shots, in the down-in-one, little glass of buzz, alcoholic sense... in a good way) and experimental showcases, than tiles in a grand design.
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