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Thomas Riley (2010)

by Nick Valentino(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1590807006 (ISBN13: 9781590807002)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Echelon Press, LLC

review 1: I'm a sucker for romance, and the way this particular story handled the primary romance was a little bit of a cop-out. Other than that, the technicality of the steampunk mechanisms and flying mabobs was really well handled. The plot was great! The characters were a little underdeveloped, but I enjoyed it. The end was also really quick and left some things unresolved. Not sure if there's a sequel with these characters or not. I hope so!
review 2: This was my first foray into steampunk, and I must say that I liked it. This was the author's first book, which is evident in the beginning, but later gets much better. I especially loved the final fight at Lemuria Castle, although Thomas's time as a sky pirate was fun too! Basically this is the story: There are two nat... moreions, West Canvia and Lemuria (which the author told me were based on Germany and the Netherlands) who are at war with each other and have been for a long time. They each have a weapons designer/scientist, West Canvia has Thomas Riley and his assistant Cynthia and Lemuria has Isaac Meier. One day the Duke of Canvia's personnel burst in and demand Riley fix the Duke's daughter with Lifeblood, this mysterious alchemic potion, but instead of fixing her, it transfers her soul into that of Riley's assistant. Now they have to remove Lillian, the Duke's daughter from Cynthia, but the only person who can do it is their sworn enemy Meier. So they cross enemy lines to kidnap him but then everything starts to go wrong. Will they find Meier or will they end up in Lemurian prison or worse for crimes against the state? Read to find out. Recommended for ages 13 & up according to book back cover. less

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