Legion
- 88
- Pages
- about 1.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Legion” is a novella built on one very good idea: a detective whose expertise arrives as a crowd of hallucinated specialists. The premise is the pleasure, light, quick and often funny, with a mystery plot to hang it on. Some readers tire of the constant interruptions from the imaginary team and find the ending unresolved; at under ninety pages, it reads as an opening episode.
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About the book
Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It’s his hallucinations who are mad. A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people—Stephen calls them aspects—to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems…for a price. His brain is getting a little crowded, however, and the aspects have a tendency of taking on lives of their own. When a company hires him to recover stolen property—a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past—Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions—and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects.
Reading order · Legion series
Full order & progress →- LegionThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Skin Deep
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 407 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 14 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 393 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Legion?
It has 88 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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