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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retros_x" data-source="post: 9878684" data-attributes="member: 7033171">I believe that, but I did not read that in his prose. Contrary to what I just finished reading: Slow Horses. Similar to Le Carree (although in a very different style) one of the big main topics in Mick Herron is institutional failure and corruption. I think one of the main reason it works, is that everyone who is working in or with those institutions KNOW that they are screwed and incompetent. But they are in power and you have to work with them. Meanwhile in Wheel of Time #3 the Aes Sedai hold a lot of actual power, people believe in them, even the one closely working with them, under them or be part of them. But they are hilariously bad and quite obviously, so at least the people working with them should know that. Maybe thats why it wasn't working for me.</blockquote>