Under Jurisdiction torture isn’t about truth. It’s about terror.
The Jurisdiction’s Bench has come to rely on the institutionalized atrocities of the Protocols to maintain its control of an increasingly unstable political environment. When Andrej Koscuisko, a talented young doctor, reports to orientation as a Ship’s Inquisitor he will discover in himself something far worse than a talent for inflicting grotesque torments on the Bench’s enemies. He will confront a passion for the exercise of the Writ to Inquire whose intensity threatens to consume him utterly.
>As he struggles to find some thread of justice and compassion under the Law, as he fights to hang on to what remains to him of his sanity, he will make powerful enemies who are eager to use his knowledge, his empathy, his passion against anyone who challenges the Bench.
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Product ReviewOk, I bought the bundle, thinking this story will get better and there is some character devolopment. The main character is a male, bonded in serving as a torturer. who gets off on it. but feels guilty, so becomes a drunk. thats the whole series, with descriptive male hating and bashing. only the women are smart and scheming. everyone is corrupt. its a war between those with power, and the corrupt with power.
Doing some research on the author before you buy this is advised. only an abused lesbo would write this.
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Product ReviewThis is one of those great books that never gets followed up well enough. The universe that Matthews creates is believable, especially in an era of Guantanamo Bay, and truly epic in scope. The book follows Andrej K., a medical doctor, through the grinding, degrading transition into a torturer for the state. All this is set in a context of confusing relationships and obligations. There is a religious and quasi-religious element, a mercantile and personal-honor element, and various interpersonal elements that combine to make each scene a puzzle: what weird combination of obligations will wrap the characters up next?
Frankly, this gets somewhat annoying. But I'm sure it really pisses the characters off, too... At any rate, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the "bad guy's viewpoint" here. It's kind of like playing Dungeon Keeper. If you don't have any sympathy for the devil, this story definitely isn't for you.Posted on
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Susan Matthews Bundle$29.94