The Rising
the gripping second book in the Alchemy Wars series, where a clockwork being fights for their freedom against a tyrannical society
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Publisher Description
'A major talent' George R. R. Martin
They called me Jax.
That was the name given by those who built me and enslaved me. But a miracle has happened, and now my bonds are broken.
Now I must flee - because a rogue mechanical is a very dangerous thing.
But I will not run forever.
Set in a world that might have been, of mechanical men and alchemical dreams, The Uprising is the second novel in the Alchemy Wars - the stunning series by Ian Tregillis that confirms his place as one of the most original voices in speculative fiction.
Praise for Ian Tregillis:
'Addictively brilliant' io9
'Confident and thrilling' SFX
'Exciting and intense' Publishers Weekly
'Eloquent and utterly compelling' Kirkus
'A white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters' Cory Doctorow
The Alchemy Wars
The Mechanical
The Rising
The Liberation
Also by Ian Tregillis:
The Milkweed Triptych
Bitter Seeds
The Coldest War
Necessary Evil
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tregillis's splendid sequel to The Mechanical is a vivid alternate history tale filled with action sequences, fascinating characters, and great worldbuilding. Jax, a Clakker (clockwork automaton) who has gained free will, is now hobbled and on the run, hoping to find the possibly mythical land ruled by a Clakker known as Queen Mab. Its rumored location is deep in the French Canadian wilderness. Meanwhile, exiled French spymaster Berenice escapes the Dutch and becomes a fugitive, and Hugo Longchamp, the foul-mouthed guard captain in Marseilles-in-the-West in tiny New France (located in what we call Canada), prepares for the inevitable attack by the Dutch and their army of enslaved Clakkers. As their adventures intersect, these unlikely heroes work to find a way to free Clakkers from their magical obligations and to save what remains of France (in Europe) from the Dutch Empire. Tregillis falters a tad with an ending that can be seen from a mile away (and serves as a cliffhanger to set up the sequel), but the novel until then is engrossing, with plenty of mid-story twists, and it's well worth the ride.
