This series was recommended to me by one of my local librarians (My favorite one!) and I'm so glad she told me to read it. I've only finished the first book, but what an amazing story it was! Part dystopia, part fantasy, and even a bit historical fiction.

The world that Caine has created here is what might be if the library of Alexandria had not burned down. Where might our world be, and what differences would there be in our current society. In addition to that, we've got some alchemy, automatons, and of course, rebel groups to contend with.

The characters, as with other Caine novels I've read, are very well developed and you tend to feel a certain kinship with them to the point where you truly feel invested in their lives and their outcome. By the end of the book, I knew what I wanted to happen for some of the characters, and where I wanted their story to take them. I'm hoping to find some of my desires to be obtained in the next two books.