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Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1)
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bookshelves: steampunkery, spy-vs-spy, noir, literature-disguised-as-science-fic
Sep 09, 2010
bookshelves: steampunkery, spy-vs-spy, noir, literature-disguised-as-science-fic
A fun adventure in Priest’s Clockwork Century a steam punk alternative history of the American Civil War (an underused idea since a war fought with gatling guns, ironclads, primitive submarines, and balloons should fire more steam punk imaginations).Pirates, Pinkertons, A woman confederate spy, escaped slaves, airship battles, and a doomsday weapon and the barest sketching of the historical background are along for entertaining a pulpy ride. I feel like I’m just getting tastes of this series so hurry with more Ms. Priest! For fans of Howard Waldrop, Mike Mignola, and Joe Lansdale’s weird west.
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
September 9, 2010
– Shelved
September 21, 2010
– Shelved as:
steampunkery
September 21, 2010
– Shelved as:
spy-vs-spy
September 21, 2010
– Shelved as:
noir
September 21, 2010
– Shelved as:
literature-disguised-as-science-fic
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Sep 21, 2010 06:26AM
How does this compare to Boneshaker? I liked Boneshaker but wasn't overly impressed.
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It's more straight up adventure. About novella length and a little light in content. I am in the like but not blown away category myself, on this and Boneshaker. Her world building while mercifully light on info dumps just doesn't feel lived in the way I like. The prose is adequate but not really breathtaking. It is a lot of fun though for a light read.
