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Steampunk Firefly
Jun. 27th, 2012 10:02 pmDec 2011
Retribution Falls - Chris Wooding - Gollancz, 2010
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I have read one other Chris Wooding many years ago, which I thought was an interesting new presentation of some standard fantasy tropes. This one does the same for steampunk SF, but rather more successfully. The characters are engaging, the world is interesting and the plot is (mostly) coherent and enjoyable. My main real criticism is that there is nothing in the plot that requires it to be SF.
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Retribution Falls - Chris Wooding - Gollancz, 2010
* * * *
I have read one other Chris Wooding many years ago, which I thought was an interesting new presentation of some standard fantasy tropes. This one does the same for steampunk SF, but rather more successfully. The characters are engaging, the world is interesting and the plot is (mostly) coherent and enjoyable. My main real criticism is that there is nothing in the plot that requires it to be SF.
( Read more... )