Mimicking of Known Successes

Impressed by the author's use of this story to discuss a particular issue... Revealed only at the end.

Imaginative setting with a steampunky feel to it. I liked all the travelling around on railcars. It's quite a page turner. But the characters felt a little distant despite the first-person perspective. Perhaps a tad too short. I'd love to read another story set in the same world, though.