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Master of the Revels
Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O. | Nicole Galland
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In this brilliant sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.an enthralling, history-bending adventure traversing time and space, fact and fiction, magic and science co-written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephensona daring young time traveler must return to Jacobean England to save the modern world. This fast-paced sequel to the New York Times bestselling near-future adventure The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. picks up where the original left off, as Tristan Lyons, Mel Stokes, and their fellow outcasts from the Department of Diachronic Operations (D.O.D.O.) fight to stop the powerful Irish witch Grinne from using time travel to reverse the evolution of all modern technology. Chief amongst Grinnes plots: to encrypt cataclysmic spells into Shakespeares cursed play, Macbeth. When her fellow rogue agents fall victim to Grinnes schemes, Melisande Stokes is forced to send Tristans untested, wayward sister Robin back in time to 1606 London, where Edmund Tilney, the kings Master of Revels, controls all staged performances in London. And now Grinne controls Tilney. While Robin poses as an apprentice in Shakespeares Globe Theatre, Mel travels to the ancient Roman Empire and, with the help of double-agent Chira in Renaissance Florence, untangles the knotted threads of history while the diabolical Grinne jumps from timeline to timeline, always staying frustratingly one stop aheador is it behind? Historical objects disappear, cities literally rise and fall, and nothing less than the fate of humanity is at stake. As Grinne sows chaos across time and space, the ragtag team of ex-D.O.D.O. agents must fix the pastin order to save the future. Critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland brings her deep knowledge of history and signature wit to this gripping romantic adventure.
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TheAromaofBooks
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Mehso-so

This sequel to The Rise and Fall of DODO was a bit of a disappointment. The story lacked cohesion and I had so many questions about why we were doing some things and not doing other things, mostly why can we save the life of one person via time travel but not the other?? The complete focus on one of the team members vs the absolutely whatever attitude towards the other really turned me off. A lot of this just felt kind of pointless. ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) In the end, I also felt like we literally had spent over 500 pages going nowhere. Nothing was really particularly resolved and the set up definitely feels like it's leading into another book... that doesn't seem to exist, despite this one being published back in 2021. Ah well.

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TheSpineView That's a bummer 😕 4mo
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Decalino
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed The Rise and Fall of DODO, coauthored by Nicole Galland and Neal Stephenson, and this sequel, written by Galland, stays true to the first book's DARPA + time travel + witches + quantum physics vibe, but throws in Shakespeare and ancient Romans for good measure. Grainne raises the stakes in her bid to eliminate technology and thereby save magic, while the rogue DODO agents need outside help to thwart her plans.

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julesG
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Pickpick

Full review: https://scepticalreading.com/2021/07/the-acronyms-are-back/

Master of the Revels picks up where The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. ended.

This time Melisande and Tristan have to try to stop Gráinne from changing the witch scenes in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Oryx Oh interesting. I really liked DODO. 3y
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julesG
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Haven't done a #WondrousWednesday in a while. @Eggs

1) tagged, finished around 1am. Time travelling to Jacobean/Shakespearean London, 14th century Italy and 4th century Sicily. And back to a not too distant future. Sequel to the D.O.D.O. Files.

2) 👍

3) Sci-Fi, Fantasy, but also romance, HF,...

Want to play along? @MariaW @Buechersuechtling @khooliha

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🙌🏻📖🤗 3y
MariaW Danke 🙏 3y
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julesG
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Nicely done, Ms Galland. ?? Makes me happy to see we'll overcome this pandemic. ?

"While some vaccinations are easy to come by without attracting attention (a flu shot, for instance, or a COVID-19 booster),..."

It's good to be back in the world of D.O.D.O.

Traci1 How did I miss that there was a sequel? 3y
julesG @Traci1 It was published at the beginning of the year (?). Recently anyway. 3y
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