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Cargando... The Firebird Mystery: A Steampunk Detective Novelpor Darrell Pitt
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. I enjoy steampunk as a genre. Such a fun way to escape day-to-day realities! In The Firebird Mystery, Pitt pays homage to the Sherlock Holmes novels I enjoyed reading in my youth, and in true steampunk fashion, spins the concept on its head by creating a fun mashup character in the rather eccentric Ignatius Doyle. Even Doyle's lodgings on the top floor of 221 Bee Street excite imagination, filled to the rafters with curiosities, including a tarantula named Bertha and a personal steamship parked on the roof. Filled with Nazies, MI5, a secret society, and a nefarious character in Professor M, Pitt keeps the plot moving forward at a good clip. The historical fiction reader that I am enjoyed all the references to Leonardo Da Vinci's works and seeing General Winston Churchill as a character, strutting across the pages. I like that Pitt has created in Scarlet a feisty young suffragette to match wits with Jack. The world build is also pretty good. I really liked the idea of the metrotowers and all the various methods of travel. A possible downside of the book for me was that the characters came across to my adult reading mind as rather flat and flimsy, lacking complexity or development. As the first book in a planned series, it is hoped that the characters will further develop in future books. The story also takes on a 'telling' rather than 'showing' approach that made it come across less vividly to me, but that probably does not matter for a younger reading audience. Overall, this is a fun bit of YA adventure reading and may appeal to readers who enjoy Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy. A copy of this novel was provided courtesy of NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 14 year old Jack Mason was a circus acrobat until his parents were killed in a freak accident. Now he lives in an orphanage until he is released into the care of a famous detective called Ignatius Doyle. Ignatius is always testing Jack's powers of observation by placing strange objects around him but then a real-life case presents itself when Scarlett Bell comes to say that her father has disappeared and she needs their help to find him. This is an alternative 1800s detective mystery where people travel by air ship and there is perhaps real magic afoot. Fast paced and well-written. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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'An engaging series starter.'--Booklist 'Thank heavens forThe Firebird Mystery...a steampunk novel featuring fantastic airships, steamcars, chases and a detective whose deductive prowess owes more than a little to Sherlock Holmes.'--Independent UK 'Lots of mechanical mayhem and derring-do--breathless stuff!'--Michael Pryor 'Non-stop action, non-stop adventure, non-stop fun!'--Richard Harland Jack Mason grew up as an acrobat in a circus. After the tragic death of his parents, he was sent to live within the gloomy Sunnyside Orphanage in London, a city of fog and snow, filled with airships, steamcars, and metrotowers stretching into space. That's until he is taken under the wing of the brilliant and eccentric detective Ignatius Doyle. But when a girl named Scarlet Bell comes seeking Mr. Doyle's help, little does Jack know how dangerous life is about to become. Scarlet's father has been kidnapped, and the future of the world itself may be at stake. Is the evil hand of Professor M pulling the strings? Mr. Doyle and Jack know there is no time to lose. With all its twists and turns and helter-skelter action,The Firebird Mystery is an addictive story and a spellbinding homage to the world of Victorian literature that will appeal to readers of all ages. An early ebook version of this novel, under the titleThe Steam Punk Detective (no longer available), attracted 48,000 downloads. Text Publishing offered Darrell Pitt an unprecedented eight-book deal. Darrell Pitt began his lifelong appreciation of Victorian literature when he read the Sherlock Holmes stories as a child, before moving on to H. G. Wells and Jules Verne. This early reading led to a love of comics, science fiction, and all things geeky. Please note: the "Love It" publisher offer expired in December 2014. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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