Alas, our dear ol' Scott Westerfeld never fails to amaze us with his vast imagination and amazing writing skills. 
 What genre is this? Historical fiction? No. Um, Dystopian? Err...What's that? YA Steampunk? Okay...I'm just gonna ignore that and continue on with my review. 
 In an alternate world, this is World War I's situation. Clankers vs Darwinists. I really liked that bit. Not only was this historically accurate, well, sorta, it was creative and mind-blowing. Like, whoa, stop there! Fabricated creatures? Walkers? Let me just go stand in a corner while my brain blasts into bits. 
 And the graphics! The cover was beautiful, and wow, the white paper was a nice touch. Different from the average yellowish, rough paper in books that my hands and eyes are accustomed to. But Kevin Thomspson's images are beautiful and real and just, wow. This book is a masterpiece.