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I enjoyed this a lot (best book in years for me). There is also an audio version available which is also really good. Thank you Scott Alexander!

I found it unique in many ways and would love to hear if people know more similar books.

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All the birds in the sky, by Charlie Jane Anders, has similar themes and I found it very entertaining.

I just learned of Unsong today and will be reading it. The premise though sounds similar to Foundryside, where objects can be “scribed” to change their behavior. A wheel could be told, “the force of gravity is always at a forward angle,” and it would roll forward on its own. It would also pick up speed and momentum and probably break something, so the scribing to get the desired behavior (a self-propelled controllable wheel) quickly becomes more complicated.

That is book one of a trilogy, and the third book is not out yet, so be warned! It’s a great yarn so far though.

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