Tough but fair, Mr. G. I was surprised how much better this was than I remembered or expected, and I was glad I bought it. However, it is very much the thin end of the wedge and it's hard to view it without that knowledge. The excellent art eases the nagging feeling of impending doom somewhat, and I'm pleased to find that I'm still up for the next collection.
You didn't mention that there's another of the much-valued Mills rants at the start, and it's a good'un. This time he avoids excoriating either the voting coupon or David Bishop, in favour of a very illuminating discussion of this collection's relation to celtic mythology. Unusually for prefaces in general (but common enough with Mills) this one added to my appreciation of the material. I hadn't previously thought of the time-travel stories being an evocation of the the OisÃn story.
