Wow. Just wow. Kevin J. Anderson and Neal Peart (yes, the drummer from the rock band Rush) have written a scintillating steampunky novel - structured like the Canterbury Tales as a framework around a collection of stories told by their owners. (Apparently there is a Rush album to accompany it, although I did not obtain a copy of that to review.)
The framework takes up the story of Marinda Peake, who cares for her ailing father in an unusually regimented world. When he dies, she is forced by the terms of his will to leave her circumscribed life to seek out other life stories. Evocative, thoroughly imagined, and magical without a single dungeon or dragon, but with a very Alice Through the Looking Glass mirror. Marinda finds danger, death, love, and gold on her journey through other people's stories.
Very highly recommended.
I obtained a review copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a review. The image above links to the book's Amazon page.
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