Shrine of Stars - Confluence, Bk 3 Author:Paul J. McAuley Who would lay time to rest, or raise it up from its tomb? Yama, the Child of the River, has stumbled into the middle of a civil war. While the dispossessed peoples of Confluence hope that Yama may renew their world, he must discover the strength to fight not only his enemies without, but the enemy within. Alone among all the li... more »ving things that populate Confluence, Yama holds the power to end this war. Whichever side controls him controls the myriad machines of the world, Held captive and helpless, infected by the cruel consciousness of a great feral machine allied with the heretic cause, Yama is being forged into a weapon of terrible power and consequence. Yet the unique fire that burns within him will not be extinguished, and, as Yama struggles to reclaim his soul, he realizes that the path he'd thought he was traveling freely may have been mapped since before his birth. And at the end of all things, should he accept his destiny or exert his free will?« less
It would be wise to read the first two books or this will disappoint and make book one and two pretty useless. The series is good and an excellent choice for any one who likes Fantasy with a little Science Fiction.