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Bloodline is the hero's (ha) homecoming & in hindsight does plenty of legwork to set up the next large arc of the series. Unfortunately, being a Cradle book, it can only be so big, and it's got a lot of legwork to do. It's got a nice gimmick & a sense of heightened urgency (and cool fights), but it's also sandwiched between two of the best books in the series, which does it no favours.

We still liked it, though.

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[Mostly. The next Cradle episode may be slightly delayed as we wrap up Fall of Light.]

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