The Steel Remains book

The Steel Remains Richard K. Morgan
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

The Steel Remains is the first of a trilogy–a stunning reinvention of the fantasy genre that places Morgan in the elite company of modern mythmakers like China Miéville and George R. And there you have Richard Morgan's The Steel Remains in a nutshell.1. Morgan has made his name with intelligent, intrguing ideas about science, technology and sociology, based around unflinchingly violent protagonists and often withering analyses of the human condition. The Steel Remains , Richard Morgan's sixth novel and his first to be marketed as fantasy, is a very odd book. Say, how about twenty times a page? Somewhat less catchy than The Steel Remains, to be sure. Well, let's make that fifty and we've a deal! An alternate title for this book would be: Back Story: How to do it right! There's enough here, from a master of science-fiction, to recommend it to fans of the fantasy genre. Let me get something straight right now: The Steel Remains has not redefined the fantasy genre, it's not turned it upside down or set it alight. The most pretentious blog title you'll see this week, or your money back! Just, you know, as long as the characters swear often enough.