This is an incredible story so far, and I look forward to more, but I'm also rather confused. The prelude is an absolute masterpiece but feels unfinished. Then the present story starts and it's such an abrupt change in writing style, it's repeating things we already knew. Is the story being rewritten starting wit hthe prelude?
The story is great and I want to know more, don't get me wrong, but the stunning writing in the prelude launched this IF right into the top 10s for me, but then changes so suddenly?