Liz Williams’ BLOODMIND (TOR, 2007) continues the story set up in DARKLAND. Williams reminds me of a juggler as she launches three separate plots in motion. The main one involves the assassin, Vali, on the war-torn planet of Muspell. In the second plotline, Sedra, a dying woman on the planet of Mondhile holds the key to a super weapon. And the third plotline, on the misogynist planet Nhem, women flee the male dominated cities and join a secret camp. The ending is open-ended so expect additional books in this series in the years ahead.