Ну разве что Каминари таким считать, но в остальном более чем прилично.
Камень или зоку?
Вообще приемчиков deus ex там хватает, но по моему романы все равно прекрасны.
Про камень там вообще есть чудесный фрагмент в третьей книге, где герой общается со своей "практичной инкарнацией":
- ‘So, what about the real jewel? I take it that the Great Game has it?’
- ‘Now we are getting somewhere,’ he says. ‘After trying my luck with Chen, I went after the real thing. And yes, the Great Game have it, unless they have done something spectacularly stupid recently. I’ll spare you the details. I found it. I just had to stretch out my hand and take it. Except...’ His eyes are far away.
- ‘Except what?’
- ‘It didn’t accept me.’ He removes his gloves, closes his eyes and squeezes the bridge of his nose. ‘It was frustrating. To hold a piece of thinking spacetime in your hands, and then it—’
He makes a small sound, halfway between a laugh and a sob. Then he shakes his head.
...
Да уж. Держать в руках кусочек божественности и быть отвергнутым, такое себе.
Сообщение отредактировал Hartless: 18 September 2020 - 21:22