Name: Rats and Gargoyles
ISBN: 9780451451736

Mary Gentle

In a nameless city situated somewhere between the past and the future, the wicked Rat Lords rule over their human slaves, and only Prince Lucas of Candover and Zari have what it takes to battle them. Original.

Rats and Gargoyles

So I liked this, overall. Granted, shoes seemed to be in short supply and if someone had a tail I received up to the minute updates on what that tail was doing, at all times. If someone had red hair, or was fat, or was black, Mary Gentle hammered it home with description after description. That got a little tedious after a while, and usually description doesn't irritate me. 

The world was interesting. Towers, siege engines, and yes, mention of an airship even. Humans are subjugated by rats, enslaved even, and trying to win back their freedom. The Rat King is an actual rat king, you guys. Gods are real and can be communicated with, and the dead sail around in a big boat, for some reason. 

If you like class-conscious steampunkesque weird fantasy, and you've already read the Bas-Lag trilogy, I'd suggest you give this a go.