This is a good SF book, however having read [b:The Goblin Emperor|17910048|The Goblin Emperor|Katherine Addison|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1373039517s/17910048.jpg|24241248], which was inched for the Hugo this year by The Three-Body Problem, I can't agree. While it has some excellent SF elements, and is set in an amazing backdrop of China, it breaks the suspension of disbelief for me a few more times than I can digest in a book.

I liked reading it, and I probably would do a re-read before the sequels and understand it better, but this isn't as good as The Goblin Emperor, which I adored.