Are you a fan of genre tropes? If so, this is a book that you will
love. It loves steampunk tropes even
more than you do. It wallows in them,
rejoicing as it shouts “yes, may I have another!”
An odd couple work for a secretive government agency. They are battling a variety of evil secret
organizations. Over the course of the
book we have dirigibles, mad scientists, assassins, robots (& robot
armies), orgies, duels, exotic weaponry, fantastical inventions, mysterious
libraries, street urchins, asylums, & more!
At this point you may be thinking that this sounds like the
most derivative thing you’ve ever heard of.
It’s not. The reason is that
these tropes haven’t been used because of laziness. They all are used in a fun knowing way (try to identify & count
the references to Victorian or SF literature).
It may not be the deepest novel you read this year, but by
Jove, it’s fun.
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