kaisermatthias's review
5.0
Quincy Allen doesn't need me to tell you he's great. I'm going to do it anyway. This is the story of a Civil War hero who lost his legs, left arm, and left eye to a fatalistic charge up a hill. Rebuilt with steam and magic powered limbs, and a eyepiece that let's him control the amount of light that reaches his permanently dilated left eye, he rides for justice with a former Buffalo Soldier from the Free Territories, and a genius 16 year-old girl who understands principles of science that didn't exist for another 50-odd years in our reality and can fix anything.
Without spoiling the plot entirely I am pleased to tell you that this is a story of love, loss, airship battles, and shootouts the envy of anything the traditional Wild West has to offer. The fact that it's also a genre-defying mix of science and fantasy is just icing on the cake.
The only weak point to this novel is that there are some definite random. and extra throughout the story. That said, I have no doubt this will be fixed in future editions and I'll be happy some day that I have Mr. Allen's signature on the rushed to press 1st edition.
If you like fast-paced adventure stories, steampunk, or urban fantasy - hurry up and read this so we can talk about it.
Without spoiling the plot entirely I am pleased to tell you that this is a story of love, loss, airship battles, and shootouts the envy of anything the traditional Wild West has to offer. The fact that it's also a genre-defying mix of science and fantasy is just icing on the cake.
The only weak point to this novel is that there are some definite random. and extra throughout the story. That said, I have no doubt this will be fixed in future editions and I'll be happy some day that I have Mr. Allen's signature on the rushed to press 1st edition.
If you like fast-paced adventure stories, steampunk, or urban fantasy - hurry up and read this so we can talk about it.
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