I typed up a review of Jay Lake's latest book, Escapement ages ago, and of course, promptly forgot to post it until days after the darn book actually comes out.

Short version: This book is wonderful and fun, with unique characters and the most fascinating worldbuilding you'll see in a long time. I liked Mainspring all right, but it occasionally dragged, and I didn't care much about the main character, but in Escapement, all those problems are non-existent.

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