A new world in a different universe
4 stars
I had been thinking on the existence of novels where everything we know is different, and the clockwork rocket has most if it. How society, their physiology, their way of writing and the physics of all works differently to ours. The story touches many interesting societal issues, and power dynamics situations that are too close to our current universe, probably making the book easier to digest. The book provides a description of the different physics that rules their universe, and more details can be found in the author's website. However, their understanding is not required to enjoy the story. In fact I enjoyed more the society/academic structure and personalities than the physics. This is the first volume of a trilogy, but it has a good closure if you don't want to continue with the rest.
I had been thinking on the existence of novels where everything we know is different, and the clockwork rocket has most if it. How society, their physiology, their way of writing and the physics of all works differently to ours. The story touches many interesting societal issues, and power dynamics situations that are too close to our current universe, probably making the book easier to digest. The book provides a description of the different physics that rules their universe, and more details can be found in the author's website. However, their understanding is not required to enjoy the story. In fact I enjoyed more the society/academic structure and personalities than the physics. This is the first volume of a trilogy, but it has a good closure if you don't want to continue with the rest.