GENRE: Fantasy - Steampunk
HONORS: None
REVIEW: Thomas Riley is a celebrated engineer and amateur alchemist who builds weapons for his country, West Canvian, for a war that has lasted over 20 years. His assistant Cynthia Basset is his brilliant mechanic, who has accidentally captured the soul of the daughter of the Duke after an alchemy experiment gone wrong. They are ordered to fix the complication, which send the duo into dangerous territories and bouts with the enemy. A tale full of warfare, pirates, alchemy, and country rivalry is bound to interest any reader in search for an adventure.
OPINION: Steampunk is a fairly recent genre (started in the 1980's), and it is now starting to seep to the surface of the literary world. Nick Valentino is one of the authors out there that is actively writing in the genre, and the small pressings of this book are a sign that this story is for readers with a different knack for fantasy. Although the writing is not well edited, the story is a good introduction to a genre that incorporates fantasy, old technology, and Victorian sophistication.
IDEAS: A good alternative for selectors and younger teen readers who want to read the genre, but are intimidated by length and adult themes of. i.e. Cherie Priest's Boneshaker or Gail Carriger's Soulless.
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