loppear reviewed August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White (The Starmetal Symphony, #1)
When an army of giant robot AIs threatens to devastate Earth, a virtuoso pianist becomes …
Nostalgic and absurdist
3 stars
Madcap mashup of music theory appreciation, 80s mech battles, queer and starstruck. The first third's dry and cataclysmic wit at the end of the world shifts to a somewhat more conventional (?) military space soap opera rom com, I do wish it had kept the gay piano bar Douglas Adams vibe more prominent.
