I could gush about this all day so let's start with a bit about anticipation. I wasn't anticipating this book. I've read Tregillis's Milkweed books and though I'd enjoyed them, and loved some of the characters, the story its self wore thin by the final novel and I was disappointed by the handling of the eidolons (but that's what a youth playing final fantasy does to you).
The Mechanical is an almost complete departure. All the characterisation and detail and atmosphere of the Milkweed novels but this time compounded by a rich expansive world. The only thing I can even think to complain about is the sat nav like narrative when people move around a city. I don't need so many god damn street names! It's a small thing to pick at. Its sequel 'The Rising' is going to be my next book on the list.
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