But lately I've been asking myself: is it authentic?
It's written like a novel, and includes quite a few details.
How did the writer know about the Duke of Mournhold's lovechild?
Wasn't the Potentate's plot hidden? How did it get revealed?
How were the specifics of Sotha SIl's stay with the Psijic Order discovered? Better yet, how did the author know anything about the goings on inside his Clockwork City?
For all we know, most of that stuff didn't even happen. Except for the war. Kinda hard to make that up.