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Title: Not much plot to get in the way of the story
Review: I've just finished the second of this series and I'm probably going to skip #3 even though I've already got it. There is no plot to these books, just an endless series of events. The characters are introduced at a mind numbing pace and seem to be brough in only to maintain the supply of corpses. Each death is more bizzare and pointless than the last. Sexual encounters are equally random and pointless. One character loses the love of his life and manages to overcome his grief only through a sadomastochistic threeway with an Empress and her lackey. The only reason I gave this book two stars instead of one is the detailed descriptions of circus life in the 19th century. A non-fiction book would have made better use of Jenning's legendary research. In fact, you could go through this with a pair of scissors and cut out the "story" and probably end up with a reasonable facimile of the author's notebook.
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