Andrew P. Mayer
Birth date: December 21
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2.5 starsI had a very difficult time getting into this novel. A bit of steampunk, some superheroes, add in a lot of girl-trying-to-prove-her-intelligence-and-choose-her-destiny, a controlling father, a deceased mother, an unwelcome and arrogant suitor, an automaton who just might be more human than ...
A steampunk novel featuring superheroes - The Paragons (the good guys) and The Children of Eschaton (the bad guys) and the new invention of steam power. What started out as an interesting concept quickly fizzles when the leader of the Paragons was killed and the infighting and back-stabbing began a...
Clearly written as the first book in a series, this is pretty much what it says on the tin - steampunk superheroes in NYC. Good beach/plane reading, but don't expect a real resolution at the end. I believe this is his first novel, but it doesn't feel like one.
The funnest thing I've read all year. Like reading Verne or Wells. Just great fun all the way through from characters to plot to humor. A truly fun experience. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait to read the next installment! Highly recommended.
An interesting combination of the superhero and steampunk genres. The viewpoint changes, but the main character tends to be Sarah Stanton, the daughter of a rich high placed society man, who also is one of the Paragons, the superhero's of the time. The book starts with Sarah and her half-brother, Na...
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