Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce the upcoming December release of The Precinct #1, the first chapter in an all-new steampunk science fiction comic book series written by Frank J. Barbiere (Avengers World) and featuring interior artwork by Crizam Zamora (Vampirella: Prelude to Shadows). In the sprawling, steampunk metropolis known as The Big City, it’s [… read more]
Skies of Steel Zoe Archer Rating: B This review can also be found at http://falln2books.blogspot.com/2012/10/skies-of-steel-by-zoe-archer.html Synopsis: In the world of The Ether Chronicles, the Mechanical War rages on, and appearances are almost always deceiving . . . The prim professor Daphne Carlisle may be a scholar, but she’s far more comfortable out in the field than [… read more]
Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel Rating: C- Synopsis: Can the living coexist with the living dead? That’s the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as “The Laz” hit the city of New London and turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless [… read more]
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel Rating: B Synopsis from goodreads.com: Love can never die. Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the dead—or rather, the undead? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true love in the arms of a dashing zombie? The year is 2195. [… read more]
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard Rating: A Synopsis from goodreads.com: The year is 1876, and there’s something strange and deadly loose in Philadelphia… Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any [… read more]
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin Rating: B+ Synopsis from goodreads.com: Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population. And those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles to pieces around them. So what does Araby Worth have to live for? Nights in the Debauchery [… read more]
The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross Rating: A- Synopsis from goodreads.com: In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling – or dangerous. Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her “straynge band of mysfits” have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper, hauled off by bounty hunters. But Jasper [… read more]
Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross Rating: B- Synopsis from goodreads.com: In 1897 England, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one except the “thing” inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back. And wins. But no normal Victorian girl has a darker side that makes her capable [… read more]
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare Grade: A Synopsis from goodreads.com: In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa [… read more]
This book turned out to be a crime novel that read more like a 40s or 50s pulp noir story than the steampunk story I assumed it would be. Then again never judge a book by its cover, right (and fully read a description before digging in — “volatile mix of steampunk, noir, historical fiction, [… read more]