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[-] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Is that the new one? This spring i read the 3 original ones (had never heard of the series A friend turned me on to it) but I've been holding off reading the new one to make it last.

[-] braxy29@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

yes, that's the new one! it seems like some people didn't care for it, but i loved it and i thought it was a fitting conclusion to everything that came before.

fair warning the second half is.... well, it's something else. just roll with it if you decide to read it.

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