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האל המכאני #2
The Mechanical God Part II: The Medallion of Entropy
In the second book of The Mechanical God trilogy, Alex, Luna, and Cassandra continue their quest for the Medallion of Entropy. They journey through treacherous marshlands and towering mountains, facing brutal tests, NPCs with minds of their own, and rival students who challenge Cassandra. While the Circle leadership faces a crucial trial, the war drums of the trolls begin to thunder beyond the Lava River.
Meanwhile, a second timeline unfolds in the past, revealing the origins of Eidos and the conflicting visions of its three founders through the eyes of Maya, the young daughter of two of them. In this parallel story, different worldviews clash over the nature of technological progress and its consequences, triggering a geopolitical crisis.
Meanwhile, a second timeline unfolds in the past, revealing the origins of Eidos and the conflicting visions of its three founders through the eyes of Maya, the young daughter of two of them. In this parallel story, different worldviews clash over the nature of technological progress and its consequences, triggering a geopolitical crisis.
300 pages, Paperback
Published December 27, 2025
About the author
Lucian K. (Ori Katz)
5 books12 followersAn honest bio:
I started writing fantasy and sci-fi when I was six, studied architecture in high school, earned a degree in industrial engineering, completed a PhD in economics history, and then changed direction again to data science, but I never stopped writing.
As a teenager I loved physics, later I became absorbed in evolution, psychology and biology, then economics took over, and since my PhD, the Industrial Revolution and the history of technological progress have become my main intellectual obsession.
I began writing The Mechanical God in 2008, abandoned it, started a successful economics blog, published two economic history books (in Hebrew), and eventually returned to The Mechanical God in 2020.
So yes, consistency and clear purpose aren’t exactly my strengths, and I'm still not sure what I want to be when I grow up. The only thing I’ve been truly consistent about is my love of writing.
I started writing fantasy and sci-fi when I was six, studied architecture in high school, earned a degree in industrial engineering, completed a PhD in economics history, and then changed direction again to data science, but I never stopped writing.
As a teenager I loved physics, later I became absorbed in evolution, psychology and biology, then economics took over, and since my PhD, the Industrial Revolution and the history of technological progress have become my main intellectual obsession.
I began writing The Mechanical God in 2008, abandoned it, started a successful economics blog, published two economic history books (in Hebrew), and eventually returned to The Mechanical God in 2020.
So yes, consistency and clear purpose aren’t exactly my strengths, and I'm still not sure what I want to be when I grow up. The only thing I’ve been truly consistent about is my love of writing.
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September 20, 2025
The book is in Hebrew, I'm writing the review in English as I do my others
* The review is about all three books in the series, no spoilers
Ori Katz spins a good story around an interesting twist on the lonely island, Lord of the flies, in short a group of teens in a chaotic world
I didn't expect much, or indeed anything when I signed up for the crowd funder, my rule is that any such funder writing legit science fiction or fantasy in Hebrew gets my automatic support. A total cat in a bag.
This time it was a good cat.
The story flows, it's a truly fun read, the characters were given thought and, well, character.
I'd recommend it, mostly for YA, I think it was written for that crowd, but others will also enjoy
Hebrew fantasy, it can be donem
* this is a universal story that just happens to have a couple of Israelis as main characters.
* The review is about all three books in the series, no spoilers
Ori Katz spins a good story around an interesting twist on the lonely island, Lord of the flies, in short a group of teens in a chaotic world
I didn't expect much, or indeed anything when I signed up for the crowd funder, my rule is that any such funder writing legit science fiction or fantasy in Hebrew gets my automatic support. A total cat in a bag.
This time it was a good cat.
The story flows, it's a truly fun read, the characters were given thought and, well, character.
I'd recommend it, mostly for YA, I think it was written for that crowd, but others will also enjoy
Hebrew fantasy, it can be donem
* this is a universal story that just happens to have a couple of Israelis as main characters.
January 3, 2026
ספרים מעולים. יש פה קצת מכל ז'אנר ביחד עם עומק היסטורי ואינטלקטואלי שמוסיף חן לספרים. סיום כמו שלספרים טובים צריך להיות.
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