Book Review: The Affinity Bridge: A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation by George Mann
The Affinity Bridge: A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation George Mann Tor Books, 2009 ISBN 0765323206 Hardcover The Affinity Bridge is a mystery set in a steampunk version of Victorian London. Airships, steam-driven cabs, and clockwork automatons are transforming society. Queen Victoria is kept alive on a primitive life-support system. London is experiencing a plague that [...]
April 28, 2010
Tags: mystery, science fiction, steampunk, Tor, Victorian London Posted in: Full Reviews
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Book Review: The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
The Hunchback Assignments Arthur Slade Narrated by Jayne Entwistle Listening Library, 2009 ISBN 0739380206 Unabridged Audio Book Modo is an abandoned child in Victorian London, a child with such a fearsome appearance that no one could possibly care for him. Mr. Socrates, though, a mysterious gentleman of means, takes Modo in and raises him in [...]
March 6, 2010
Tags: action adventure, audio, espionage, fantasy, Listening Library, mystery, Random House, steampunk, young adult Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews
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Book Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Soulless Gail Carriger Orbit, October 2009 ISBN 9780316056632 Mass Market Paperback British Victorian society has never been seen quite like this before. Â Along with the usual obsessions with wealth, status and collecting clutter, one must also deal with the coexistence of the supernatural. Â Werewolves and vampires, in particular, have been an open part [...]
November 19, 2009
Tags: fantasy, humor, mystery, Orbit, steampunk Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews
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