OKAY things that were great about this:-many differently-abled people loving and supporting each other and having a lot of personal agency-Fever as a queer lady! Yes! Yes! I'm about that so much. Fever did not belong in a relationship with a man. Patriarchy and the power differentials of heterosexual relationships are not for Fever. -The HORROR of the moving cities. Maybe I should read his other series as well??-Again grappling with the difference between rationality and what is RIGHT - Fever coming out on the right side of this, I think, whereas Doctor Crumb is beyond compassion.-The night-wights are scary monsters who are actually just people - who are actually the same as Fever. Lots of cool things, overall I was very satisfied with this series. Not as strong as the first two books in the Fever Crumb series, but still a fantastic conclusion (of sorts) to the mayhem in London. Fever is even more conflicted than ever after the events of Web of Air. She has returned to London with her mother and father to help rebuild London into a mobile empire. Of course, political scandal runs crazy as caravans and moving cities in the north form an alliance, afraid of what the power of a moving London will do. One such tribe includes a girl named Cluny, who had been dreaming of a huge and monstrous London, devouring landships and destorying the world. Fever and her mother, Wavey, find themselves in the northern country, intent on studying an ancient pyramid linked with Scrivener technology, only to be turned on by the Movement and nearly killed. Fever, rescued by Cluny's tribe, must then figure out the secrets of the black pyramid and find a way to stop the Movement and London from colliding in all-out war.I really enjoyed this book, I only wish it was more consistent with the previous two. Some information seemed kind of jumbled, and I thought Fever's character was wavering. She was always The Engineer, always rational and smart. She has undergone quite a few traumas, and losing Arlo at the end of Web of Air has left a big impact on her heart. But from the conclusion of that book, it seemed like she had regained her rationality, all of which was tossed out the window in this book. She was quite emotional and flighty, which I thought rather odd. Her sudden and deep love for Cluny threw me off, too. Not that she couldn't love her... I just thought it didn't fit her character. (From Fever's mind, shouldn't she have seen romantic love between two girls irrational because it does not contribute to evolution, i.e. no reproduction?). But hey, Fever's loosening-up also shows her growing distance to London and her father, which was heartbreaking. I also liked that this book is still left wide open, pretty much. *Spoiler's ahead* The war between the Movement and London has come to a stand-still, but it will likely spark up again. Charley may be imparred, but there are plenty of Engineers left in London, including Dr. Crumb, to keep it a moving machine. Fever has left with Cluny go join the Morvish and study the NightWhites and the pyramid further, and she truly seems happy for once. The last sentence alone, with Fever offering her hands to the one NightWhite she was able to contact before, creates a whole new storyline that I wish we had the opportunity to read. I guess it's up for the reader to decide what happens next...
What do You think about Scrivener's Moon - Audio (2012)?
That was wonderful. A great way to end a series.. but wouldn't it be even lovelier if it isn't over?
—fashionbarbie
I must say. I was a little disappointed in this book.
—Alex
Just couldn't stay interested in this one...
—tgeorge
