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I was not sure if I would like this book or not, it started off a bit slow / confusing (for me), but being that he is introducing a new world that is to be expected. That being said by chapter 4 or 5 I was really liking the story arch and fallowing along happily. This would be a great young adult to adult book and I can see the series going on for a number of books. There are a number of things that come up that I wish Mr. Butcher would have explained a bit better (like why is {I assume} steel have to me encased in Copper). The book is a good read, the wife was surprised by how fast I read through the book. The story is compelling and I found that I wanted to finish the chapter I was on before closing the book for the night.
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Excellent book! Perhaps the best Steampunk series I’ve read! Now please, oh, please, write the sequel!
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For anyone familiar with Butcher's work already, it is another fine book. That in itself is enough reason to try the series. For those not familiar with Butcher, this time the setting is the first of a series featuring steam punk and sky ships. All taking place within a very well thought through universe of strange science, creatures, machines,and cats... I find Butcher has a fluid writing style, easy to follow, sufficiently detailed where it is required, without getting laboured in too much ancillary information, solid character development, and he is quite innovative. He keeps the story moving nicely, with use of suspense, drama, pause and a bit of comedy thrown in. What is also important to me is Butcher is able to write using good grammar and structure. It makes is so much nicer to read when an author can actually string more than two sentences together without disjointing the narrative, and it has also been properly proof read to remove [most] typos.Read full review
Great book!
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