Review: The Incrementalists
Read date: 11 January 2014
The Incrementalists by Steven Brust and Skyler White
This book is very different in setting than anything else I’ve read of Mr. Brust. Set in modern day Las Vegas, Nevada, it tells the story of Renee, the newest recruit to a world-spanning secret society, and Phil, one of the longest-lived members, who is her sponsor and trainer.
The goal of the Incrementalists is to make the world better, a little bit at a time. They do this by ‘nudging’ people who are at a pivot point in their lives.
Renee is the replacement for Celeste, who recently died, but … more