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Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff
This book had my attention at "Asian-infused Steampunk", but add in mythological creatures and a post-apocalyptic setting and I'm hooked. The first few chapters were a little slow as the setting and characters were established, but after that it took off.
The setting reminded me of [a:Paolo Bacigalupi|1226977|Paolo Bacigalupi|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1278742221p2/1226977.jpg]'s post-oil worlds, though in this case the controlling government isn't doing anything to regulate pollutants. Instead, the entire region (we don't get a sense of the broader world, except that Shima is at war with it) is dependent on and poisoned by the blood lotus plants that provide fuel and medicine. I highly recommend this book for anyone who liked Bacigalupi's work (it is probably a little more optimistic than his books, or at least less graphic.)
The setting reminded me of [a:Paolo Bacigalupi|1226977|Paolo Bacigalupi|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1278742221p2/1226977.jpg]'s post-oil worlds, though in this case the controlling government isn't doing anything to regulate pollutants. Instead, the entire region (we don't get a sense of the broader world, except that Shima is at war with it) is dependent on and poisoned by the blood lotus plants that provide fuel and medicine. I highly recommend this book for anyone who liked Bacigalupi's work (it is probably a little more optimistic than his books, or at least less graphic.)