5 stars for Skin Deep (Legion book 2) by Brandon Sanderson.
Skin Deep is a follow-up to book 1 Legion about a man, Stephen Leeds with a peculiar psychological makeup. He talks to people whom others cannot see and he listens to voices which no others can hear. Stephen terms these unique friends of his who come and go as they please his “aspects” and he appreciates that each of them has a specific role to play to assist him in one way or another. Truth be told, Stephen’s “aspects” are simply pieces of him, vessels for his knowledge akin to walking memories.
Though Stephen lives in his self-created world of delusions, he claims to be able to discern his hallucinations from what is real. In order to gain the wealth for the expensive upkeep of his “aspects”, Stephen agrees to a job, a mission that once completed will gain him complete financial independence for building more rooms in his mansion to house all his "aspects". I am very impressed by the way the author crafts the plot to bring out Stephen's brilliancy to its heights through his deductions and findings to search for the critical missing puzzle in his task. Besides the excellent storyline, there is also good humor involved as manifested in Stephen's delusions.
Overall, the shift from book 1 Legion to Skin Deep book 2 has taken me aback, and I like to think that it is because the plot and writing has improved by leaps and bounds. Skin Deep is definitely much more engaging and fascinating than its older sibling. It has far exceeded my expectations and is a real delight.
Publisher: Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC; 1.03 edition
Publication date: 24 Nov 2014
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Stephen Leeds is back in a new, double-length novella that Library Journal says has “the pulse of a thriller and the hook of a fascinating hero balancing on the edge of psychosis.”
It’s not his own genius that Stephen Leeds gets hired for. Clients want to tap into the imaginary experts that populate his mind—and it’s getting a bit crowded in there.
Now Stephen and his internal team of “aspects” have been hired to track down a stolen corpse—but it’s not the corpse that’s important, it’s what the corpse knows. The biotechnology company he worked for believes he encoded top-secret information in his DNA before he died, and if it falls into the wrong hands, that will mean disaster.
Meanwhile, Stephen’s uneasy peace with his own hallucinations is beginning to fray at the edges, as he strives to understand how one of them could possibly have used Stephen’s hand to shoot a real gun during the previous case. And some of those hallucinations think they know better than Stephen just how many aspects his mind should make room for. How long will he be able to hold himself together?
*Blurb from author's website*
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