Alan Campbell, Iron Angel

[ellarien]

Sequel to Scar Night, and I believe the middle volume of a trilogy. Surreal dark fantasy, somewhat in the Mieville vein but weirder and gorier, with a slightly steampunk flavor. (Trains, airships, giant robots!) Apart from the gore, the main problem I have with this series is that it's so over-the-top weird that I keep looking for some hint that there's actually a rational explanation -- nanotech? computer simulations? for the gods and demons and trapped souls. So far, there doesn't seem to be one.

I think this one would be a bit too strange for travel reading -- airports being surreal enough as it is.