The Dream of Perpetual Motion
“A singular riff on steampunk--sophisticated, subversive entertainment that never settles for escapism.” --Jeff VanderMeer, The New York Times Book Review
“A gorgeously surreal first novel.” --Matthew Shaer, Bookforum
“The breadth and depth of Dexter Palmer's storytelling is exhilarating. He's written a smart, funny, sad, and beautiful novel, full of magic, mystery, mechanical men, and a delightful amount of mayhem.” --Scott Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Ruins
“Dexter Palmer has written a strange, passionate, enthralling first novel, a novel that is itself a kind of perpetual motion machine--constantly turning, giving off more energy than it receives, its movement at once beautiful and counterintuitive.” --Kevin Brockmeier, New York Times bestselling author of The Brief History of the Dead