![]() The sand of this world hides many dangers and secrets, and only the giant desert ships can travel in relative safety. ![]() The stories are set on a hostile planet where the desert, where most stories are set, is as hostile as the jungle, or as the mountains. No victorian ladies, corsets or parasols here. These stories are steampunk in the sense that Mad Max is dieselpunk: it’s referred to the level of technology, not to the historical eras in which things tend to be set in those novels. It is divided in two parts: the first one, Mondo9, is made of short stories linked by a fil rouge you will have to discover for yourself, the second one, Mechardionica, is structured more like a short novel (which the author said will have a sequel I am eagerly waiting for). The volume I am reviewing is the collection of all Mondo9 stories united in a single book. The japanese translation of some stories is also available. Only some of these have been translated into english so far, but since even steampunk patron saint Paul di Filippo appreciated them a lot and they won various prizes around the world, it is likely that some more stories will be translated in the future. ![]() Notes: The title literally translates as Chronicles of World9, and it is a collection of stories set in the same narrative universe. ![]()
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