{"id":4470,"date":"2014-03-09T17:31:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T22:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:01:01","slug":"when-gods-die-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4470","title":{"rendered":"When Gods Die"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Gods Die<\/a><\/em> (2006) C.S. Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have to admit, I’m reading slower than I have been, because I can’t afford to buy the eBook version, so I’m re-reading my paperbacks. It’s odd how much more comfortable I find an eBook to read. <\/p>\n

Plus, if I fall asleep reading an eBook, I don’t loose my places.<\/p>\n

This is the second Sebastian St. Cyr book, and Sebastian is pulled into another mystery by Jarvis, who shows Sebastian the necklace the murdered woman was wearing–the necklace last seen on the neck of Sebastian’s mother before she was lost at sea. The fact that the murder was set up in such as way as to implicate the Prince Regent is entirely beside the point for Sebastian.<\/p>\n

We get a little more Jarvis here, and although he’s never likable, he is<\/em> understandable.<\/p>\n

Charles, Lord Jarvis, maintained a fervent respect for the institution of the Church of England.
\nThe Church, like the monarchy, was a valuable bastion of defense against the danger alliance of atheistical philosophy with political radicalism. The Bible taught the poorer orders that their lowly path had been allotted to them bu the hand of God, and the Church was there to make quite certain they understood that. And so Jarvis took pains to be seen at church every week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I find Jarvis fascinating. His interest is in keeping England from devolving the bloodshed that came with the French Revolution. He doesn’t particularly believe in the monarchy, but he has seen what could happen if it fell.<\/p>\n

I don’t agree with him, but I can understand him.<\/p>\n

Fun terms:
\nFriday faced<\/em>: a glum or dismal countenance
\npater est quem nuptiae demonstrant<\/em>: The father is he whom the marriage points out. (Latin)<\/p>\n

One of the things I like about this series is how Sebastian remains a man of his times, yet his experiences in the war created a man who seeks to right injustice.<\/p>\n

Again, it was fascinating to see the bits and pieces that will come to prominence later in the series. I’m glad I’m taking the time to re-read now, because I read the latest book (which is waiting patiently for me).
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong>
\nPublished by Signet
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