You don't get time to grieve these victims, much like Benny and co., nor do you really get a chance to actually come to appreciate them. It's also Mortimore's shortest Who novel (thus far, anyway) by a decent margin. Most of the characters die pretty quickly and in the same way, largely within the first 100 pages. His following book, Parasite has a lot of similarities to Eternity Weeps, but mostly feels like a dull slog through which you slowly tread Accepting cruel and gruesome fates for beloved characters as numbly as the victims themselves. The issue Mortimore has is that he doesn't know to quit an idea while he's ahead. Full disclosure, whilst I enjoyed Lucifer Rising, it was more down to Andy Lane's whimsical touches and rich diversity And while I enjoyed Blood Heat, it was the sort of book you enjoy for it's scale and execution - the sort of book which must only be done once, and never again - or else it entirely spoils the effect and consequence.
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