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In Finch, mysterious underground inhabitants known as the gray caps have reconquered the failed fantasy state Ambergris and put it under martial law. They have disbanded House Hoegbotton and are controlling the human inhabitants with strange addictive drugs, internment in camps, and random acts of terror. The rebel resistance is scattered, and the gray caps are using human labor to build two strange towers. Against this backdrop, John Finch, who lives alone with a cat and a lizard, must solve an impossible double murder for his gray cap masters while trying to make contact with the rebels. Nothing is as it seems as Finch and his disintegrating partner Wyte negotiate their way through a landscape of spies, rebels, and deception. Trapped by his job and the city, Finch is about to come face to face with a series of mysteries that will change him and Ambergris forever.
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Every book in the trilogy is so different and yet linked so intrinsically. This one reads more like a hard-boiled detective novel, but all of the history and information from the first two books are still relevant and constant. It also still manages to find its way into cosmic horror territory but tinged with a little bit of hope for humanity. Whether that hope is realized or not is not entirely clear, but that just adds to the feeling of Ambergris as a whole. The twists are still surprising, but they don't come out of the blue and leave you confused, which I appreciate. Overall, this trilogy was amazing, and I would highly recommend to anyone who likes offbeat fiction.