The magical world of an alternate history London is unfolded in The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lillith Saintcrow. This first in a new series introduces us to Bannon and Clare, a not quite harmonious team of logic and instinct. With each chapter of this suspenseful steampunk mystery, Saintcrow’s world becomes more […]
Airships and automatons are abound in The Affinity Bridge by George Mann, the first book that was suggested to me for my Queue the Quipster feature. This entertaining detective story is a delightful piece of steampunk fiction and Mann delivers a fun mystery with the beginning to his Newbury & […]
Magnus Flyte’s City of Dark Magic transported me to another place, if not another world. Prague, the featured city, sets a beautiful backdrop for a tale of Beethoven, espionage and nobility. Though the book tells of a fantasy unlike the one I imagined at first glance, I was soon transfixed […]