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REVIEW: The Doomsday Vault

Steven Harper The Doomsday Vault (Clockwork Empire #1) ROC ISBN-10: 045146429X ISBN-13: 978- 0451464293 Steampunk November 1, 2011 Blurb via the author’s site: In a Britannia of clockwork automatons and airships, Alice Michaels’s prospects are looking grim. The Honorable Alice B. Michaels is in a life or death struggle for survival—socially speaking, that is. At [...]

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REVIEW: Cold Fire

Kate Elliott Cold Fire (Spiritwalker #2) Orbit ISBN-10: 1841498831 ISBN-13: 978- 1841498836 Fantasy/steampunk/icepunk September 26, 2011 Back cover blurb: Cat Barahal and her beloved cousin Bee think they have reached a safe place to shelter. But the Cold Mages who are conspiring to take them prisoner are closing in. The warlord who hopes to conquer [...]

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REVIEW: Clockwork Heart

Dru Pagliassotti Clockwork Heart Juno Books ISBN-10: 0809572567 ISBN-13: 978-0809572564 Steampunk April 1, 2008 *Some spoilers, necessary to discuss why the book pretty much failed for me. Blurb via Goodreads: A steampunkish romantic fantasy set in Ondinium, a city that beats to the ticking of a clockwork heart. Taya, a metal-winged courier, can travel freely [...]

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Cover Spotlight: Interesting Fantasy Finds

Releases March 1, 2011. The Amazon.com description says: For over half a century, Richard Matheson has enthralled and terrified readers with such timeless classics as I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Duel, Somewhere in Time, and What Dreams May Come. Now the Grand Master returns with a bewitching tale of erotic suspense and enchantment.… [...]

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Bravest Challenge: Kell’s Legend

Andy Remic Kell’s Legend (Clockwork Vampire Chronicles #1) Angry Robot ISBN-10: 0007324154 ISBN-13: 978-0007324156 Fantasy steampunk September 3, 2009 Spoilers. There be some. Blurb via author’s site: The land of Falanor is invaded by an albino army, the Army of Iron. A small group set off to warn the king: Kell, ancient hero; his granddaughter, [...]

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