Confluence - a long, narrow, artificial world, half fertile river valley, half crater-strewn desert. A world beyond the end of human history, served by countless machines, inhabited by 10, bloodlines who worship their absent creators, riven by a vast war against heretics.
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This is the home of Yama, found as an infant in a white boat on the world's Great River, raised by an obscure bureaucrat in an obscure town in the middle of a ruined necropolis, destined to become a clerk - until the discovery of his singular ancestry. For Yama appears to be the last remaining scion of the Builders, closest of all races to the revered architects of Confluence, able to awaken and control the secret machineries of the world.
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Pursued by enemies who want to make use of his powers, Yama voyages down the length of the world to search for answers to the mysteries of his origin, and to discover if he is to be the saviour of his world, or its nemesis. In the Mouth of the Whale and Evening's Empires. The Quiet War Omnibus: The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun.
In the Mouth of the Whale. Child of the River: Shrine of Stars largely deals with the war itself, and Yama's unique place in history.
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I wasn't sure how All Tomorrow's Parties fit in, and I'd recommend leaving an interval between Shrine of Stars and the two short stories to avoid spoiling the neat, satisfied feeling at the end of the trilogy. The world-creation in this book was wonderful, I was completely immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of Confluence, its myths and religion. I can see fans of Frank Herbert's Dune novels particularly appreciating the scope and detail here.
I loved the mix of the medieval and futuristic: The whole story conveys faded glory and the decay of the world.
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The Preservers are said to have manufactured Confluence, changed the orbits of stars, then disappeared into a black hole many centuries ago. They left behind their creations, the 10, bloodlines who now worship the absent Preservers, but much knowledge has been lost or corrupted. The world is full of artefacts whose significance is lost, and the Aedile spends most of his time and energy on archaeological digs that don't seem to enlighten him. Although this is definitely a science fiction trilogy, there are a couple of aspects that will make it appeal to high fantasy or sword and sorcery fans as well.
One is Yama's quest to discover his lineage, the other is the prevalence of apparent magic and religion. By the end of Child of the River , Yama has made a couple of good friends and embarked on a series of adventures as he begins his quest.
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