nadyaduck's review against another edition
3.0
I always love a bit of Robert Rankin, and I got the honour of purchasing this title directly from the man himself.
I enjoyed this tale of adventure and romance and monkeys and planet wars.
I want to dress up as Ada.
I enjoyed this tale of adventure and romance and monkeys and planet wars.
I want to dress up as Ada.
woolfardis's review against another edition
3.0
molokov's review against another edition
4.0
Robert Rankin is usually very hit and miss, and his narration style is so haphazard that it can be rather disconcerting in many of his books. That being said, this book is actually much more linear and conventional in narrational style which makes it surprisingly readable! At least the first half of it had me wanting to read more, and the latter half makes for a rather over the top, fun complication and climax. Although definitely resolved with a /literal/ deus ex machina (even acknowledged within in the text itself), this is one of Rankin's better works (in terms of style).
science_fiction_al's review
4.0
Frolicking through Victorian London with the whimsy of a monkey butler and little regard for historical accuracy. A steampunk gem that will have you guffawing at every turn.
brandur's review
3.0
Great steampunk story with one of the most well-imagined backstories of all time -- H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds narrated a real event. A little heavy on the deus ex machina, but a great read all the same.
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