

Such an interesting premise deserves deep exploration, but the stories never have enough breath to truly flesh out the themes and world as much as the reader may want. But the nature of their shorter length has its limits - and they’re noticeable. Stephen is forced to confront his mental state at each turn, exposing the brilliance of his mind while chipping away at his sanity.īound together, the three novellas feel like a television show, with each story the episode of a series. In the first two novellas, Stephen is hired to track down and retrieve stolen property - a camera with spectacular abilities and a corpse modified to act as a storage device. It also makes him a great detective and a little bit insane.

Interacting with and summoning these hallucinations makes Stephen an expert on just about any subject.
