Railsea by China Miéville

I finished this a scant few days ago during my morning commute and found it to be a welcome return to form from the author with enjoyable characters and plot.

It is a steampunkish tale that is written more in a teen fiction style - not that there's anything wrong with that - in fact it makes the story flow along at a satisfying pace.

There are a few thankfully brief interludes of author fascination with story structure but they are not too intrusive.

I give it a solid four stars.
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