woolfardis's review
2.0
The fourth in a series of Victorian London Steampunk novels of varying absurdity where airships rule the world, Monkeys can fly time-travelling space-ships and Great Britain rules the galaxy. An alternative historical telling that encapsulates the essence of the British Empire with a steampunk edge.
I am a huge Rankin fan - his books share shelves with Terry Pratchett - but his sci-fi books are much, much better and this one was probably one too many in the series. The humour, however, was most definitely classic Rankin and the fact that it was "penned" by an ape called Darwin only makes it even more surreal, which is all you can expect from the master of Far-Fetched-Fiction. As is, it felt out-of-steam which is what I'd expect from the fourth in most series. The first three of the series are much weirder, have more thought-through plots and are more what you'd expect from Rankin.
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I am a huge Rankin fan - his books share shelves with Terry Pratchett - but his sci-fi books are much, much better and this one was probably one too many in the series. The humour, however, was most definitely classic Rankin and the fact that it was "penned" by an ape called Darwin only makes it even more surreal, which is all you can expect from the master of Far-Fetched-Fiction. As is, it felt out-of-steam which is what I'd expect from the fourth in most series. The first three of the series are much weirder, have more thought-through plots and are more what you'd expect from Rankin.
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science_fiction_al's review
4.0
Another romp across Victorian fictional history from the Master of Silliness. A joke on every page.
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