I had no idea what this book was about when I purchased it apart from the blurb on the back. I didn't read any reviews. I try to avoid them when I plan to review these books. I like to go in cold.
So, this book is a mystery. At it's heart, this is a mystery set in an alternative history where Japan sent a Gundam mecha to the US and the president concedes. And a game called The USA.
From the cover I felt that this book would be filled with robots and battles galore. But it fails on that end. There are battles, killing and The George Washington's -- a US terrorist group (they kill easily) fill the pages with the action, but everything seems to happen to our heroes and not because of our heroes.
Our heroes, Ben and Akiko (a loyal member of the Taiko -- think secret police), are chasing a renegade officer called Mutsuraga across a Japanese influenced US. We have Imperial overlords, giant bots, newly designed viruses used as torture weapons. We have a high tech world with holograms of the emperor and everyone must bow. Plus 'normals' bow to imperial soldiers.
The ending wasn't great for me and other parts of the ending were expected.
This book may not be for everyone. If you are expecting Mecha Anime, you may be disappointed.
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