Steampunk Voyages Around the World in Six Gears eBook Irene Radford Julia Verne St John
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Steampunk’s big, brassy, powerful, and sweaty way of looking at the world sideways inspires six stories of the Victorian age of wonder. Irene Radford offers new and old stories that reach from a weapon of mass destruction that could change the outcome of the U.S. Civil War, the truth behind why the ballet Giselle disappeared for nearly fifty years, pirates in Indonesia questioning whether we should control technology or be controlled by it, to a glimpse of Princess Victoria coming of age as secret operatives try to protect her from madmen acting in the name of long dead Lord Byron. Adding to the fun Steampunk Journeys includes a sneak peek at an upcoming novel in the world of dirigibles, necromancy, a steam powered book catalog, and hints of romance.
Steampunk Voyages Around the World in Six Gears eBook Irene Radford Julia Verne St John
All of the stories are great fun. Hope there will be more adventures with these characters.Product details
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Steampunk Voyages Around the World in Six Gears eBook Irene Radford Julia Verne St John Reviews
Straightforward collection of short stories in the steampunk genre. It was a bit confusing as to 5 or 6 stories. The 6th, Night Dancer, is actually a sneak peek of an upcoming release. The other titles are about what you expect in this type of collection some Civil War, some London, some automatons, some gadgets & gizmos etc etc. They are all well done and could have easily been turned into full length novels. I especially enjoyed Pirate Queen of French Prairie-really good story with pirates and a steamboat! The characters were interesting and I wish it had been a stand alone book with even more details and a longer storyline. If you like steampunk and quick reads, definitely get this book. I received a copy to review, my opinion is my own.
Radford presents five short steampunk stories and an excerpt from her upcoming novel in ebook format. In Radford’s steampunk world of alt history, air ships were invented and came into wide use early in the 19th century; Lord Byron was working on immortality before he died; automatons are no longer novelties; Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage perfected their difference engine; and the map of North America is very, very different from our historical version. Four of the stories are related, featuring sisters Trude Romanz and Madame Magdala, one an airship pirate, the other an owner of an incredible bookstore and governess/assistant to Ada Lovelace. The fifth story is set in the same universe but with different characters, and is, in my opinion, the best of the stories.
The stories are fairly brief; they read like selections from a larger work or perhaps installments of a series. They could really use a little filling out, a little more plot. Some of the self-description of the heroines- four of the stories are told in first person- need some work; there are passages in them that are Mary Sue-ish. Radford is an experienced author, so I’m not sure why she had a problem with this. I’ve not read anything else by her; perhaps this is her first time writing first person POV? I don’t know. But this world she’s created has great promise and I love that the main characters are women.
All of the stories are great fun. Hope there will be more adventures with these characters.
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