“Stellar worldbuilding and quick pacing. This is sure to entertain any fan of gritty speculative fiction.” — Publishers Weekly
“The Sightless City is like nothing I’ve ever seen. Fantasy, dieselpunk, and sci-fi. Past, present, and future — all at once. Step inside and never leave.” – Gary Goldman, screenwriter for Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Total Recall (1990)
“Take one step into The Sightless City and you’re pulled into a crackling adventure of intrigue, danger and mystery until the very last page. Lemelson builds an intricate steampunk fantasy world and sets it ablaze with haunting characters and deep moral questions. It’s a thrilling debut!” – Amanda Silver, screenwriter for Rise of the Planet of Apes (2011), Jurassic World (2015) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
“With one foot in the seemingly magical and the other in SF, The Sightless City hits that same sweet spot that Tamsyn Muir mines so successfully in Gideon the Ninth. Lemelson revives and updates the gestures of science fantasy to make it a truly 21st century form. Funny, dark, irreverent, and endlessly entertaining, The Sightless City is a rustpunk wonder and a first-rate debut.” – Brian Evanson, award-winning author of Song for the Unraveling of the World and The Warren
“Lemelson melds industrial revolution with powerful magic; and, like all revolutions, this one isn’t a tea party.” – Dave Higgins, author of Origin and Seven Stones
