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Railhead is the story about a street urchin and thief named Zen Starling. One day he is approached by a mysterious stranger who hires him to infiltrate the Emperor's train and steal an heirloom. Zen is ultimately a "railhead" so he jumps at the chance to ride the rails and explore the Great Network, no matter what the cost. 

What first attracted me to Railhead was the very cool train world that I got a glimpse of in the blurb. I never imagined though that it would be as complex and detailed as it was. The author went all out on this world and it just blew my mind. I loved the creativity that went into the characters, the trains and the different worlds at each station but it was hard for me to actually picture a lot of it in my head. I need pictures! I was so enamored by the world that I wanted to be able to visually see it. The book just didn't do it enough justice. I think it can only come to life so much on paper or in your head and this is a world that needs color and sound and imagery on a three-dimensional scale. What it really needs is a theater! It would make such a fantastic movie so I really hope to see it on the big screen one day! 

*Just a note to any future readers so you don't do what I did- there is a very nice glossary at the back of the book! There wasn't a table of contents though so I read the entire thing without any clue there was a glossary until I got to the very last page. It would have been nice to have that while I was reading.

**I received this ARC from NetGalley & Capstone in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!