Ian McDonald has crafted a story that weaves across generations, families (chosen and born) and storylines in a way that feels both real and magical at the same time. It's a love letter to growing up, growing older, and changing.

I have a sense that this book was so close to what it could have been, but falters in the final chapters - that said, the real beauty is in the little moments and the world that he builds. The chase through the city, the coils, the music.

This is a legend in book form.