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Whew. So I read that last half in a single sitting and had an uber difficult time putting it down to shovel food into my mouth. (I tried real hard to balance it but the croutons kept eluding my fork.) I might put together a more coherent review later (read: this almost never happens) but mostly I'm just overwhelmed and pleased as punch with the pitch perfect conclusion to this series. Soooo many interesting women! And this book, for being full of fascinating men too, still had a variety of really great lady characters across the ethical spectrum and several people of color in central roles. Each of the narrators had a good view of the intense action. Yes. A whole series with no reliance on romance -- some subplots but no women finding completion through heteromonogamy. It was nice to see the reunions and conclusions, though I ought to have said my goodbyes to the Seattle crew before I brought The Inexplicables back to the library. Tiniest gripe too that I forgot Clementine's plot and felt a little lost at some allusions to past events. Also there were a few offscreen actions I wish were up front and center. Anyways, I'm not even that all about steampunk (though I do really like alternate history and zombies and speculative fiction generally) but basically Cherie Priest is up there in my top three authors and this was a good capstone and I am happy.