Alchemy Wars The Mechanical, Book 1, (Paperback)

from Shrike58

I'm not sure that I have a great deal more to say about this book over and above what the other reviewers have noted but having enjoyed the author's "Milkweed Triptych" I also enjoyed the first book in this trilogy where the Dutch essentially conquered the world with alchemical "Clakkers" (i.e. g...

from kgodey

This book had been on my to-be-read pile for far too long. I was introduced to the world by Tregillis' short story in the anthology Human for a Day about a clockwork android seeking his freedom from the compulsion that drives him to be a slave. Tregillis later developed the short story into The M...

from tjsjohanna

I got to the end of the book and was dismayed at everything that was left at loose ends! Thankfully there are two more books in the series and they are both available to read now. The idea of free will, of slavery, and of artificial intelligence are examined in great detail in a fantastical setti...

from ragwaine

I got to about the middle of chapter 4 before I gave up on this. I don't think this style of writing lends itself to audio format. The descriptions were just too long, I often forgot what he was describing before he got done describing it. Too many metaphors, too much information, too much tellin...

from Aronfish

Terrifying alternative history places the Dutch as rulers of the world, with the King of France exiled to Montreal. This book scared me silly, but I couldn't put it down.