I really enjoyed this book. It has a sort of fantasy setting, but it has a sci-fi vibe, and I'm not sure how better to describe that. I approached this with some hesitation, because I didn't particularly enjoy Children of Time, which is the only other Adrian Tchaikovsky book I had read. But this one had none of the flaws I found in Children of Time, and really demonstrated Tchaikovsky's obvious talent.

It's not the most focussed of narratives, but then it is really the story of a city, rather than any individuals in it. So that makes sense. The worldbuilding is well done, the characters are interesting, the prose is satisfying. Strong recommend.