The Boulevard Volume 1 - Faction Paradox is back; was it worth the wait?
After about three years, Faction Paradox is back . This is the first new book in the series since 2019, and the first one since 2018 that exceeds 200 pages. It's also another of their themed anthologies, like the excellent Books of the Enemy and Peace. I'd have preferred another more general collection of stories, personally. Romance and Burning remain among my favorite Faction books for the sheer variety they offer, their pages expand the boundaries of what Faction Paradox can be immensely. But then, this is a fairly loose theme. And, well, I do love Book of the Enemy , and in general putting a laser-focus on one aspect of the universe can be just as fascinating as the more scattershot approach. I t's not actually about its titular setting, a prison containing those Faction members who go too far even for the Faction. Instead, it's about how an assortment of characters ended up stuck there. That sort of concept lends itself well to a less focused collection th