The
Bookman Histories by Lavie Tidhar
Genre: Steampunk
Publisher:
Angry Robot
Source:
Personal copy
Book
Description:
Containing
all three Bookman History novels: "The Bookman Camera Obscura";
"The Great Game"; "The Bookman". When his beloved is killed
in a terrorist atrocity by the sinister Bookman, young poet Orphan becomes
enmeshed in a web of secrets and lies. Camera Obscura Can't find a rational
explanation? Call in the Quiet Council! The mysterious and glamorous Lady De
Winter is one of their most valuable agents. A despicable murder inside a
locked and bolted room on the Rue Morgue in Paris is just the start...The Great
Game When Mycroft Holmes is murdered in London, it is up to retired shadow
executive Smith to track down his killer...and stumble upon the greatest
conspiracy of his life!
Review:
This was a fun read with all three
books in one volume. It's a steam punk romp with a cast of beloved characters,
both fictional and real, like Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler, Charles
Babbage, and Harry Houdini. The first book, The Bookman revolves around a young man named Orphan. Orphan
loves books.
The
familiar, conflicting smells of the books vied for his attention. The musty
tang of old volumes, the polished smell of new leather bindings, the crisp
clear scent of freshly printed books, all rose to greet him, like a horde of
somewhat-dysfunctional relatives at a family event".
The Bookman is in all three stories and
the author weaves all three stories together to come to a surprising end. I
highly recommend this series to any fantasy or steam punk fan.
Happy Reading!
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