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Alternate HistoryHistorical Fantasy

The Mechanical

The Alchemy Wars: Book One

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  • 2015 first published
  • 471 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (4 ratings)
  • 2 editions
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Published in 2015, The Mechanical is an alternate history and historical fantasy novel by Ian Tregillis. Readers will find themes of robots and alternative history.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 11 more have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 471 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

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Subjects

  • Robots
  • Alternative history
  • Historical fantasy
  • FICTION / Alternative History
  • FICTION / Fantasy / Historical
  • Fantasy

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Who wrote The Mechanical?

The Mechanical was written by Ian Tregillis and first published in 2015.

What genre is The Mechanical?

It is usually shelved as Alternate History and Historical Fantasy.

How long is The Mechanical?

The median edition has 471 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Mechanical?

Readers who like it often enjoy League of Dragons, His Majesty's Dragon and Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, Book 4).

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