The Just City felt like a odd, but weirdly intriguing mix between Greek mythology, Ancient Greece and more modern times. Athene and Apollo meddles with mortal humans (as gods always does), and sets up a societal experiment using Plato's Republic as a blue print, with other mortals involved. It's weird, fascinating and strange to read, all in a good way.

SO FUCKING GOOD.

That being said, I really can't wait for this to come out so I can see what other people think of it. The basic idea is that what if, throughout thousands of years, some of the people who read Plato's Republic prayed to Athena to live there, and what if that wish was granted? How does the idea of the perfect Just City actually work with imperfect people? The story is told by a freed slave, a bluestocking from the 1800s, and Apollo. The combination of earnest dedication to debate and Socratic dialog and the unavoidable messiness of humanity was fascinating and I'm really hoping there's a sequel. I'd recommend it to readers who wanted something thought-provoking and wouldn't hesitate to suggest to non-fantasy readers.