@CBRadcliffe47 review of Residuals

 @CBRadcliffe47 review of Residuals

“Okay, I’ll admit it—I was wrong to doubt Ed Adams. I didn’t get Tyrant the first time I read it (too sharp, too cynical, I thought). But Residuals? This one got under my skin.

What I assumed would be a ‘bridge novella’ is actually one of his strongest works. It’s tighter, more intimate, but it doesn’t waste a single line. The sequence at Can Prunera with the masks and Elsa—wow. It’s like watching someone translate a dream in real-time.

I love how Adams threads continuity from Pearl, Tyrant, and Numbers for God without overexplaining. He trusts you to find the echoes. And the ending at Reyes Point—honestly? It’s the most satisfying non-ending I’ve read in years. It’s not closure, it’s calibration.

I’m officially converted. Bring on The Watcher.”