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sholio recently recommended the "Shadows of the Apt" books by Adrian Tchaikovsky (
here and
here), and because I know they have good taste and because for some reason I thought another distraction from all the things I should be doing would be a good idea, I started reading them. I've read the first three books, "Empire of Black and Gold", "Dragonfly Falling", and "Blood of the Mantis", and I enjoyed them.
( Spoilers )