What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)

[chriSchaeffer]

A city suspended from chains above a gateway to hell. Giant battle robots manufactured from the souls of angels. A glass-skinned god confronts the ghost of a mad scientist in the dining car of a speeding steam train. Yes, really.

Woah, cool! Sounds interesting. How was the first book? The reviews on Amazon don't look that good, but sometimes they are misleading.