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Title: Vir Ascendant!
Review: This work gives an extraordinary insight into the Drahk/Keeper relationship with the Emperor of Centuri Prime that is not to be missed. Both Londo and Vir's characters are so well described that you can somehow see and hear them as though one was watching them on the Television. The only real problem with this novel is the timeline: certain events occuring over a few B5 episodes are spread out over many months in the novel. But it is an oversight worth overlooking as the result is rich in detail, providing a behind the scenes look at many of the events in the final episodes of the fifth season of B5. One also begins to see the foundations of Vir's rise to power, his source of strength that will eventually lead him to take up his prophesized position on the throne. In a sense, one feels as though this trilogy will be more about Vir than Londo, as Londo seems trapped in a situation from which there is no forseeable escape. An excellent read.
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