The second book in the Kenstibec series. And even more enjoyable than the first one. The ‘Ficial’ Kenstibec is now no longer an artificial lifeform, having been drained of the nanotech and left as ordinary flesh and blood. This series has been compared to Richard Morgan’s ‘Altered Carbon’ series, but I find that it is warmer, and has a more pronounced (dark) sense of humour. Its still bloody as all heck and certainly qualifies as grimdark. But the violence lacks that ‘cool’ factor, and there's an unexpected humanity to be found in the main character amidst the harsh post-apocalyptic setting. I’m looking forward to the third and final book in the series and slightly disappointed that the author doesn’t have any more books out yet! ( )