A review by shane_digiovanna
Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett
5.0
Robert Jackson Bennet is perhaps *the* best fantasy author writing today. He doesn’t just write flawless stories with compelling characters, fast plot, and absolutely stunning worldbuilding — he uses all of that to *say something*.
In Foundryside, he creates an incredibly innovative magic system — scriving. This world is run on code. Magical code. Set in a city resembling Renaissance era Venice or Genoa. In this story there are heists, coding, and gods.
It’s an incredible story. And RJB uses it to critique Silicon Valley, capitalism, slavery, exploitation, and human nature. How is this possible? Read it to find out.
In Foundryside, he creates an incredibly innovative magic system — scriving. This world is run on code. Magical code. Set in a city resembling Renaissance era Venice or Genoa. In this story there are heists, coding, and gods.
It’s an incredible story. And RJB uses it to critique Silicon Valley, capitalism, slavery, exploitation, and human nature. How is this possible? Read it to find out.