ɔːlðˈoʊ klˈɑːɹks “pˈoʊstpeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkəl” wˈɜːld həznɑːt ðˈʌs fˈɑːɹ ɹᵻplˈeɪst ɹᵻbjˈuːzᵻz stɹˈʌɡəl wɪð kˈæfɚɾi, sˈɛt ɪn dˈɑːɹknəs ɪz ðə fˈɜːst nˈɑːvəl ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɪz skˈɛtʃt.
Although Clarke's “postpatriarchal” world has not thus far replaced Rebus's struggle with Cafferty, Set in Darkness is the first novel in which it is sketched.