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Chaos and Order- Book Review and Discussion

I just finished reading Chaos and Order, which is the fourth entry in the Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson. From the outset, I can say that this is probably my favorite book in the series so far, which is what I thought about each of the last entries. In other words, this is exactly what you want from a series. There might be some problems, but they aren't too crazy. Overall (No Spoilers) Much of what I enjoyed in this entry was much in line with what I talked about in the last review. The picture of the political landscape was made clearer in that last entry after the incremental buildup of the first two, and the story in this one is more or less a continuation of the third entry. As such, much of what I said in the last entries non-spoiler section could be placed here. This story more or less carries the story along in an immensely competent manner. The characters are also fascinating, as ever. As we saw Holt's character up close last time in the very beginning of the entry,