Though I did myself no favors taking over a year to return to this series, it does speak a bit to my major structural complaint with this over-stuffed metaphysical adventure. While I can understand Robson's purpose in taking the roundabout way to get her climax, as otherwise the hard process of refashioning Lila, Zal & Teazle into the instruments of cosmic justice would not be plausible, I still have to conclude that this series is too long by one book. In particular, Lila's detour to Faerie, where she lost fifty years of real time in the narrative, brought Robson's narrative machine to a screeching halt; to the point where I suspect that it was very hard to restart the relentless momentum of this epic. I also walk away with the sense that Robson's actual villain could have been exposed somewhat sooner by certain characters in the book, and that Robson does love herself some red herring. With all that said I can say that I'm honestly happy that Robson is coming forth with a new novel; I just hope that she's learned something about structuring a series! ( )

I've enjoyed this series immensely, and I'm extremely happy to say that this (final) book is just as good - if not better - than the first! The books in between, while good, did sometimes get confusing. Not only was "Down To The Bone" easy to read, but it also tied up most of the loose ends that would normally leave you hanging.

The dynamic between Lila/Zal/Teazle has been a fun read, and I definitely wasn't disappointed by the interaction in this book. I just wish I KNEW at the end - what was Teazle's geas? But Ms. Robson does as any good writer would do - leaves it JUST vague enough that you think you know.. but not really. Or I could be missing something. What a shame, I'll have to re-read it!

All in all - if you were a fan of the first book, you'll definitely be a fan of the last. ( )

What a long, strange trip it has been... with flashes of humor, convulsing and convoluted mythology, treachery and loyalty twisting back on each other like snakes, and at long last, some measure of peace for a world that has lost none of its strangeness but just a bit of its peril. Robson does a good job bringing readers up to speed at the start of DOWN TO THE BONE (with prophetic, faery beer, of all things), but even with the bare bones of the conflict laid out, I can't say if new readers would be able to catch up to the complex emotional lives of these characters. Even having read the whole series, I often felt ill-equipped to understand the manic passion and complexity of these creatures more than human.

So much of what brings Lila, Teazle and Zal and their support crew to this end of days is as slippery and inevitable as a maelstrom, sucking everyone down and together into a cataclysmic confrontation. As deeply as Lila mourns and rages, so quickly can she come back to forgiveness. Robson manages to interweave the trickery of faerie into her story without tipping over into "arbitrary". Still, with so much drama and magic flying by, I feel like I absorbed a tenth of what Robson wrote over the course of this series. DOWN TO THE BONE brings all of the surface stories together, creating a satisfying resolution to the adventure portion of the story, even as I know I will still be piecing together the history and mythology of these worlds in the future.

KEEPING IT REAL and DOWN TO THE BONE have the benefit of bracketing this almost overwhelming series, but I think they would remain my favorites regardless for the clear introduction and resolution each has to offer. Upon finishing this series, I feel a little dazed and completely wrung out, but definitely glad I followed this roller coaster from start to finish.

Full review at All Things Urban Fantasy.

Sexual Content: Several sex scenes, references to threesomes.

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The End? I enjoyed the conclusion of the series: probably the last two being my joint favourites. Not that I am much wiser about what the Quantum Bomb was or even how many "worlds" there are (was there a 7th or not?). Ultimately that seems beyond the point, which I think is that no-one really understands the whole Universe because they are too busy trying to survive in it.

Yes, there are inconsistencies and lots of unanswered questions, but overall the characters and scenery are so good that I don't mind one bit. ( )

This is the fifth and final book in the Quantum Gravity series. This whole series has been crazy creative, a bit ambiguous at times, and lots of fun. This book tied things up nicely, but wasn’t an easy read at all...parts of the book were downright confusing.

Lila is back working for the Agency and is an unstoppable fighting machine. Zal is wandering around not sure what to do with himself but enjoying the time with Lila. Teazle is the Angel of Death and enjoys slaughtering massive amounts of demons. When the world is once again threatened and on the edge of being torn asunder, these three will have to figure out how to destroy the Titans and save the world.

I love, love, love the concept behind these books. The five worlds (or is it six now?) all running along side each other and entwined is awesomely creative and so interesting.

I also enjoy the complex characters; they all have good attributes to their personalities but they are also all highly flawed characters as well. In this book you get to see even more of the interesting relationship Lila has with her two husbands, Zal and Teazle. It is kind of neat to watch how the three of them seem to bring out the best parts of each other.

All that being said, Robson is not very forthcoming with any flashbacks or synopsis that remind us what the heck was going on in the last books. This is an incredibly complex world with a ton of characters...all of who have undergone very large changes throughout the series. I really struggled to remember all the inter-relationships and all of the small things that suddenly became significant.

If you add to the above the fact that at times I have some trouble picturing exactly what Robson is trying to describe...well at times things are just very ambiguous and I was downright confused with what was going on here. You kind of gotta just sit back and go with all the craziness...not think too hard and just let the story take you where it will. The story is very dense and was a very slow read for me.

Overall I think fans of the series will enjoy the conclusion. On the other hand unless you’ve read all the other books in the series very recently I think you will also be confused. This is not a series for those who like easy reading or hate ambiguity. It is an incredibly creative series that is super interesting and has some really wonderful flawed characters. Oh yeah and the characters totally kick ass. Recommended to fans of science fiction/urban fantasy who don’t mind a bit of ambiguity. ( )