468 pages
English language
Published 2015
"The second book in the Alchemy Wars trilogy by Ian Tregillis, an epic tale of liberation and war. Jax, a rogue Clakker, has wreaked havoc upon the Clockmakers' Guild by destroying the Grand Forge. Reborn in the flames, he must begin his life as a free Clakker, but liberation proves its own burden. Berenice, formerly the legendary spymaster of New France, mastermind behind her nation's attempts to undermine the Dutch Hegemony has been banished from her homeland and captured by the Clockmakers Guild's draconian secret police force. Meanwhile, Captain Hugo Longchamp is faced with rallying the beleaguered and untested defenders of Marseilles-in-the-West for the inevitable onslaught from the Brasswork Throne and its army of mechanical soldiers. "--
I liked this even more than I liked the first book in the series, [b:The Mechanical|20980667|The Mechanical (The Alchemy Wars, #1)|Ian Tregillis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408923929s/20980667.jpg|40357895]. There's no talking cats, but there is a robot who has more moral fiber than any of the humans. There is also an evil robot. So something for everyone.
