Future city, always rain. Man with sad eyes hunt machine people who look like real people. Machine people want more time to live, not happy being throw away. Big building man make machine people, but no heart for their wanting. Sad eyes man find machine lady, she not know she machine. They run, but other machine people want live more, find sad eyes man. Big fight on roof, rain pouring, machine man save sad eyes man, why? He just want see things, feel life. Bird fly in rain, machine man stop working. Sad eyes man think, what mean to be alive? Machine lady and he try escape, but future dark, uncertain. Is love real if heart beep by battery?

Big foot tiny man find shiny circle thing in dirt. Old man with pointy hat say circle thing is big trouble, must go far away to fire mountain for destroy. Tiny man and friends - some tiny, some tall, one shiny circle lover - go on big walk with trees and scary flying things. They meet beard men, arrow boy, and shiny sword man, all join for adventure. Big eye always watching, wanting shiny circle back. Lots of walking, fighting with green ugly creatures, and tiny man getting tired. Big spider scare, shiny circle lover betray, but fire mountain close. Can tiny man throw shiny circle in fire? Big fight, eagle save, and long boat trip for pointy hat man. Who will be hero? Shiny circle big problem, but friendship bigger.

The first one is amazing, in my opinion a future sci-fi classic. Second one is also good, the third one was OK, many interesting ideas but something felt off. Hard to follow the steps of the first novel. Anyway, I’d definitely recommend starting the series!!