The Clockwork Dynasty alternates between two time lines. In the present day, June Stefanov is a highly specialized anthropologist studying clockwork marvels of the past. What others dismiss as mere toys, June seeks out and researches these amazing automatons that once were showcased in art galleries and the wonder rooms of the rich and powerful. Her life and her research are about to collide in a spectacularly violent way. While studying an automaton hidden away in a church, June learns of a secret group that […]
Not quite as romantic and dashing
Arabella and the Battle of Venus is the second book in “The Adventures of Arabella Ashby” series. Last year I reviewed the first book, Arabella of Mars, and was delighted by it’s fun combination of the Regency era and sailing ships that travel interstellar winds between planets. In fact, its escapism was sorely needed when I read it in November of 2016. This time the adventure has its high points but also a lot more drudgery, making it less romantic and dashing than its predecessor, but […]
There’s a Lot Going on Here.
I think if I tried to fully explain the plot of The Invisible Library, we’d be here all day. This book has a LOT going on. Let me see if I can just skim the surface. Irene is a Librarian at a special Library that exists outside of space and time. Her job is to visit different worlds and collect books for the Library. Original printings, special books that only exist in one universe instead of in all of them, stuff like that. She’s sent […]
More Tales of the Ketty Jay
In my last review, I talked about my experiences reading Retribution Falls, the first in a series of steampunk (or some similar -punk) novels about the pirate crew of the ship Ketty Jay. I have now read the rest of the books in the series, and will be reviewing them as a unit. Brief plot summaries of each book (each would work as a standalone adventure, I think, but of course it’s better to read them in order–and the last one relies more heavily on what has gone […]