Whilst I enjoyed the idea and world building of this title, in the end it just didn't really grip me as much as expected. Still a respectable 3 star rating.

Ian Tregillis is easily one of my favourite authors. In THE MECHANICAL, he offers a fascinating, engaging new alternative history/fantasy.

Great prose, great characters, and a must-read. Highly recommended.

Ian Tregillis gives us another excellent slice of science-fiction, this time a dystopian machine landscape completely different to his previous occult, alternate history of the Second World War, and yet just as enjoyable.