But they are still good enough to entertain us for a couple of hours. They are average when compared to Sanderson’s other works. The pacing is much better, and the series has a satisfying conclusion.
He wants a normal life without them, but at the same time, he doesn’t want to lose them entirely since they are part of who it is. He is losing control of them which makes his question his sanity. The main story per se serves only as a placeholder for us to witness Stephen’s issues with his aspects. The last novella - ‘Lies of the Beholder’ - brings the Legion arc to a conclusion. The interactions between the aspects take prominence here, and we discover a lot more about how they work. It is longer compared to the first novella, but I found its pacing a bit slower. Stephen has to find the body of a dead researcher who has found a way to encode information into his body. The second novella ‘Skin Deep’ is similar. It is fun, and I can see why Brandon Sanderson wanted to write more stories about the character.
The intriguing portion about this story is not about the actual finding but the aspects and the implications of having a camera that can look into the past. It sets up Stephen’s condition and introduces his aspects. ‘Legion’ is a straight-up detective story where Stephen has to find an inventor who has escaped with his special camera. They are available individually as well as being available in a single volume called ‘Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds’. The ‘Legion’ Series consists of three novellas titled ‘Legion’, ‘Legion: Skin Deep’ and ‘Lies of the Beholder’. The collection of these aspects, their interactions within themselves and with Stephen are easily the best portions of the novellas. Still, he considers most of his aspects crazy, though. According to Stephen, he is not crazy since his hallucinations do not incapacitate him. a redneck ex-SEAL who has an unhealthy obsession for guns, Ivy - a psychologist who moderates the other aspects and Tobias - an elder statesman like aspect who specializes in history. The aspects also suffer from some kind of neuroses or the other. Each of these aspects contains a set of talents, have their own identity and are visible only to Stephen. They are created whenever Stephen needs to learn some new skill which he does by reading books or observation. He has one small quirk though - he hallucinates multiple personalities that he calls ‘aspects’.
His genius is sought after by everyone - from the person on the street to governments. Hear the Review Apple Spotify Stitcher Watch the Review Youtube Tl dr: The ‘Legion’ series is an interesting take on a genius with multiple personalities. This review was original posted at my blog, Digital Amrit
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