What an author, what a world. Fforde truly is the master of the alternative universe - this was not only a gripping tale of espionage, conspiracy and exploration but every page also took you one step further into the fascinating version of wales Fforde has crafted. One where hibernation, mammoths and -60 C temperatures are commonplace. Having finished the book I not only miss Fforde‘s tone as an author, I also miss the world he led me through.

This was an incredible book detailing an intergalactic and inter species journey of epic proportions. Only Tchaikovsky can make you question our purpose in life and our perception of it as well as providing gripping action in the same chapter. This book is long and hefty, often some of the concepts are not easy to grasp but it is well worth the effort. I have not been this absorbed in a book for a long time x

This was another nice surprise - Clare truly is a master writer and his poetic past shows in the quality of writing. With a lovable main character and a surprising deviation of the plot from my initial suspicions it was truly a great read.
I will be waiting expectantly to read the next instalment..

This was such an unexpected gem - found it by accident in a bookshop in Prague and read the first 100 pages there and then - I would recommend giving the book time to pull you in as the second half is fascinating and much more dynamic. It was a book that made you think - in the way that sometimes only sci-if can.