In which Zanith ven’Albren receives the fruits of his labours.

I remember being somewhat confused the first time I read “Necessary Evils”. It was after I’d read the Agent of Change sequence, but before I read any of the early prequel novels, so I had no context in which to understand this society. Were these people Liadens? There were some recognisable similarities, and yet so many differences. A lot of things fell into place when I got around to reading the Crystal duology.

I’ve read it three times now, and I’m still not sure what the title’s referring to.