Oh man, I can't even with this book. It's so brilliant and interesting and chock full of goodies if you know anything about the 18th century and it ends on a cliffhanger, which is just the outside of enough.
I can't believe how amazingly it pulled off everything, from the critical utopia to the science in the science fiction to the sheer exuberance to the style of the 18the century novel. Seriously, the only thing missing is the sequel!