The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake. Set in Darkness is another chilling and intelligent crime novel from master of the genre Ian Rankin. 4 out of 5 stars 4.1 out of 5.0 5 Stars 82 4 Stars 60 3 Stars 23 2 Stars 7 1 Stars 8 Performance. Please analyze Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin. SET IN DARKNESS is Rankin's latest novel in his Inspector Rebus series and a remarkable purview of the darker side to humanity. He knows Average Customer Ratings. Rebus is a dedicated Scottish policeman, streetwise, methodical and persistent. Set In Darkness ShannaraIsles. “Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” ― Sarah Williams, Twilight Hours: A Legacy Of Verse Manchester Guardian, UK A series whose time has come…complex, humane and gripping, this is a perfect introduction to the art of Ian Rankin, head capo of the Scots mystery MacMafia. The fit between nation and narration is especially close in Set in Darkness in which the failed referendum on Scottish devolution of 1979 and the passage of … What listeners say about Set in Darkness. Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night. I leave none but you, my pupil, unto whom my plans are known. Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Sarah Williams (from _Best Loved Poems of the American People_, Hazel Felleman, ed. Someone's going to make a lot of money out of Scotland's independence - and, as Inspector Rebus knows all too well, where there's big money at stake, darkness gathers. What, my boy, you are not weeping? Edinburgh is about to become the home of the first Scottish Parliament in nigh on three hundred years. Set in Darkness — Rankin, Ian — Inspector John Rebus investigates a body found in a Queensbury House fireplace, the suicide of a homeless man in possession of a fortune and the murder of an ambitious politician--three deaths with ties to one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. Overall. What, my boy, you are not weeping? Set In Darkness is filled with memorable sequences, well-drawn characters and enough Scots words...to make some readers think of John Buchan's Thirty Nine Steps. - … This is a study guide question posted by eNotes Editorial. Garden City Publishing Co., Garden City NY: 1936, pp. Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Chapter 13: Disappointments Notes: (See the end of the chapter for notes.) You should save your eyes for sight; You will need them, mine observer, yet for many another night. Set In Darkness is the eleventh Rebus novel in the series. Chapter Text. 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