i know it(s really really somewhat annoying the racist and some other parts, it's not a justificaiton that is used, but an expression of a world movemeent to define a new identity I personnaly think the author, beyond the story explain more or less the basics fonctionning of the world trgough some parts: details about buildings details about the "psyche" movements of humankind from that period ..... long sttory short: look around you : there are same "mindset" that are congregating, with different "psyche" , so i found it, really really an interesting stroy, and it's entertaining, and somehow irrealistic execpt for one condition at the beginnng: queen victoria is reputed to act very unusual when death strikes around her and the person who left is reallly really special for her.. so the stroy is historically possible....