Terminal World
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Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different - and rigidly enforced - level of technology. . . Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong,
… More »Spearpoint, the last human city, is an atmosphere-piercing spire of vast size. Clinging to its skin are the zones, a series of semi-autonomous city-states, each of which enjoys a different - and rigidly enforced - level of technology. . . Following an infiltration mission that went tragically wrong, Quillon has been living incognito, working as a pathologist in the district morgue. But when a near-dead angel drops onto his dissecting table, Quillon's world is wrenched apart one more time, for the angel is a winged posthuman from Spearpoint's Celestial Levels - and with the dying body comes bad news. If Quillon is to save his life, he must leave his home and journey into the cold and hostile lands beyond Spearpoint's base, starting an exile that will take him further than he could ever imagine. But there is far more at stake than just Quillon's own survival, for the limiting technologies of the zones are determined not by governments or police, but by the very nature of reality - and reality itself is showing worrying signs of instability.
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Add a CommentI consider this a Steampunk novel - and for me it has some of the drawbacks I find in many novels of this genre. Some of the main characters are just not that sympathetic. That being said, I quickly became caught up in the plot and found time in my day to see what would happen next. My biggest disappointment is that the plot left me hanging. Tthe main plot line was unresolved so I guess I have to search for a sequel. The airship pilots and the sub-plots around their culture were the best part of this novel for me. I hope Reynolds continues their story.