Tag Archives: Steampunk

Can’t Wait Wednesday: Guardian by A.J. Hartley

Posted on May 16, 2018 by H.P.

One of my more delightful discoveries last year was the Steeplejack series by A.J. Hartley.   A “steeplejack” is a craftsman who repairs chimneys, church steeples, and the like.  In a 19th-century milieu like that of the Steeplejack series, it is … Continue reading →

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Bennis Brings the Blood & Thunder from Above in By Fire Above

Posted on May 15, 2018 by H.P.

Bennis wrote one of my favorite books last year with The Guns Above.  By Fire Above may not quite reach those same lofty heights, but it is one hell of a sequel.  As before, By Fire Above is one equal … Continue reading →

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Review of For Steam and Country by Jon Del Arroz

Posted on June 21, 2017 by H.P.

Jon Del Arroz’s steampunk YA novel, For Steam and Country, shows a lot of promise, but unfortunately it too often typifies what I like least about both steampunk and YA.

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My Top 5 All-Time Steampunk Stories

Posted on June 14, 2017 by H.P.

I’ve been Tweeting out links to old reviews all month in honor of #SteampunkMonth.  Yesterday, Jon Del Arroz posted his all-time top 5 Steampunk novels to the Superversive SF blog (Arroz has a Steampunk novel of his own coming out … Continue reading →

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Giveaway! And Review of Firebrand by A.J. Hartley

Posted on June 6, 2017 by H.P.

I was all kinds of impressed by Hartley’s Steeplejack. Firebrand improves on it. Hartley is more confident in his story, his setting, and his characters, and it shows. Ang Sutonga is back as a private detective/secret agent for parliamentary backbencher … Continue reading →

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Review of Steeplejack by A.J. Hartley

Posted on May 30, 2017 by H.P.

I don’t read much YA. If there is much as good as Steeplejack out there, I need to read a lot more. Steeplejack follows a 17-year-old chimney repairer turned private investigator in a fantasy South Africa. The story following her … Continue reading →

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Giveaway! The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis

Posted on May 9, 2017 by H.P.

You’ve probably already read my review of The Guns Above and my interview with the author, Robyn Bennis.  You haven’t?  Go do that now! Ok, welcome back.  So now you probably want to read it!  But maybe you are a … Continue reading →

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Review of The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis

Posted on May 2, 2017 by H.P.

The Guns Above starts out in media res.  Or maybe a little more after media res, beginning at the end of a battle.  Wait, what?  I wouldn’t have minded seeing that battle, but we will get plenty of that, and … Continue reading →

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Interview with Robyn Bennis, Author of The Guns Above

Posted on April 25, 2017 by H.P.

The Guns Above is the best book I’ve read in a while, and I can’t wait to share it with you.  Look for a review on release day next Tuesday.  Go buy it.  Now.  Still not sold?  Back already?  My … Continue reading →

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Review of Breath of Earth by Beth Cato

Posted on August 23, 2016 by H.P.

Beth Cato’s debut The Clockwork Dagger showed promise.  Its sequel The Clockwork Crown showed improvement.  With Breath of Earth, a steampunk epic fantasy set in a Japanese-dominated alternate 1906 San Francisco, Cato shows she can tell a story with the … Continue reading →

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