Sarah Suleski's Review of The Edict of Instinct

Last updated: November 11, 2008

Promising

The Edict of Instinct has a Prologue that takes place far into an indistinct future, and a first chapter (comprised of seven parts) which takes place in the not-so-distant past.  The Prologue is set in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, and a first chapter set in post-Communist Russia.

What this promises is a sweeping story about a poor orphan boy transforming into a super-human anti-hero, and so far, the story is packed with drama, heartache, and blood.

The site design has a flat, gray look which reinforces the bleak desperation of young Dmitri’s life.

I was drawn to read the story because it is a spin-off of “Winter’s Mercenary” — but this has so far been an entirely different story, with a narrative voice that is in a completely different tone from that of WM’s insouciant vampire.  I think this is a good thing, as it makes it its own, distinct webnovel and not just a something like fanfic.  I’m interested to see where the story of Dmitri’s life goes and how it all leads to the scene depicted in the Prologue.

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