<p><b>'A major talent' </b>George R. R. Martin<br><br>They called me Jax.<br><br>That was the name given by those who built me and enslaved me. But a miracle has happened, and now my bonds are broken. <br><br>Now I must flee - because a rogue mechanical is a very dangerous thing.<br><br>But I will not run forever.<br><b><br>Set in a world that might have been, of mechanical men and alchemical dreams, <i>The</i> <i>Uprising</i> is the second novel in the Alchemy Wars - the stunning series by Ian Tregillis that confirms his place as one of the most original voices in speculative fiction.</b><br><br>Praise for Ian Tregillis:<br><br><b>'Addictively brilliant'</b> io9<br><br><b>'Confident and thrilling' </b><i>SFX</i><br><br><b>'Exciting and intense' </b><i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br><b>'Eloquent and utterly compelling' </b><i>Kirkus</i><br><br><b>'A white-knuckle plot, beautiful descriptions, and complex characters' </b>Cory Doctorow<br><br>The Alchemy Wars<br><i>The Mechanical</i><br><i>The Rising</i><br><i>The Liberation</i><br><br>Also by Ian Tregillis:<br><br>The Milkweed Triptych<br><i>Bitter Seeds</i><br><i>The Coldest War</i><br><i>Necessary Evil</i></p>