The rain of the century is a great novel! The style is fluid ... The characters are dense and the novel is very well build it ... The context is attractive (roughly 2 posthuman crops (searched ... rival factions and an alternative land ..) In this novel the author merges well written themes and varied kinds of sf ... As usual it reinterprets these themes. Not possible to say more would return to this spoiler .... This is a good book .. The characters are regularly in difficult ... so outstanding positions (but credible situations) These characters are doing elsewhere (often) surprising and compelling ways ... This story is sufficient in itself .. but: It's a new world and suites are possible (and probable) ... Breathtaking descriptions and polar atmosphere (a bit retro) the best effect much of the novel ... Paris is quite faithfully restored ... without being totally ours ... The hard science is to go but so extremely digestible .. Great time .....