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.
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.
