Sham Yes ap Soorap, a young man in search of adventure, takes to the great Railsea on the moletrain Medes. They hunt the moldywarpes, great blind beasts that burrow underneath the ground, but have to surface (for some reason) from time to time, which leaves them vulnerable to the train's harpooners. There are other fantastical creatures out on the Railsea, from ant lions to angels, and Sham sees a great many on his voyage. A lowly Doctor's apprentice on this trip, Sham dreams of making his fortune on one of the salvage trains.
When he and his Captain Ahab (her name is actually Naphi) take a break from hunting Mocker Jack, they find a wrecked train, and in that wreck, Sham finds a secret, a purpose, and the path to a disappointing end to an otherwise riveting and engaging story. Jonathan Cowley's narration of the audio book is great, but nothing can quite redeem this book that held so much promise. Moby Dick meets Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey.
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