On the Steel Breeze
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Our view
“On the Steel Breeze” is a dark, sweeping second volume of Alastair Reynolds’s “Poseidon’s Children”. Machines, aliens and family ties fill this future history. Some readers rate it above “Blue Remembered Earth”, the first book, even if a few stretches drag for them, and say it can be read on its own. Its mood is hopeful for all its darkness, and “Poseidon’s Wake” completes the trilogy.
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About the book
On the Steel Breeze is a science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds, which was first published by Gollancz on 26 September 2013. It is the second part of Reynolds' future history Poseidon's Children trilogy, following his 2012 novel Blue Remembered Earth. On the Steel Breeze was followed on 30 April 2015 by the concluding novel of the trilogy, Poseidon's Wake.
Reading order · Poseidon's Children
Full order & progress →- Blue Remembered EarthStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - On the Steel BreezeThis book
7.97.9 / 10 - Poseidon's Wake
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 81 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 81 | 100% |
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