Wild Woila reviewed Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
Pleasing allegory for capitalism and AI
4 stars
Crafts a novel world from steampunkish magic controlled by an oligarchy of aristocratic families. Pleasing allegory for capitalism and AI.
Paperback, 503 pages
English language
Published Aug. 21, 2018 by Jo Fletcher Books.
A thief in a city controlled by industrialized magic joins forces with a rare honest police officer to stop an ancient evil ritual that endangers thousands of lives.
Crafts a novel world from steampunkish magic controlled by an oligarchy of aristocratic families. Pleasing allegory for capitalism and AI.