The Mechanical

Ian Tregillis

Mar 2015 · Sold by Orbit

About this ebook

From "a major new talent" (George R. R. Martin) comes an epic speculative novel of revolution, adventure, and the struggle for free will set in a world that might have been, of mechanical men and alchemical dreams.

My name is Jax.

That is the name granted to me by my human masters.

I am a slave.

But I shall be free.

Ratings and reviews

I live the way Tregellis creates alternate histories and weaves fantasy and scifi elements together to create something refreshing and innovative. In this work he examines what it means to be human and how humans view themselves and their place in the world. Looking forward to reading the follow up.

This book is the first of three books that tell a very compelling story that is very hard to put down. Out of the hundreds of books that I read in the past year these books were the best.

Another outstanding work from one of today's best authors.

About the author

Ian Tregillis is the son of a bearded mountebank and a discredited tarot card reader. He was born and raised in Minnesota, where his parents had landed after fleeing the wrath of a Flemish prince. (The full story, he's told, involves a Dutch tramp steamer and a stolen horse.) Nowadays he lives in New Mexico, where he consorts with writers, scientists and other unsavoury types.