by George Mann
The back copy sold me on this book: new york in the twenties, with a steampunk spin -- and a villain called "the Roman" leaving freshly minted ancient coins on his victims' eyes.We are introduced to the hero, the vigilante named "the Ghost", as he overcomes a band of hoods who work for the Roman. Sh...
I'm still getting used to this whole Steampunk thing. But this wasn't bad at all. The violence is rather hardcore (lots of people exploding) for me, but the story was pretty good.New York is under the cosh of a powerful mobster "The Roman", no-one knows who he is, just that he has a lot of goons a...
"Ghosts of Manhattan" promises a blend of superheroism and steampunk but it falls very short of the mark on both. The steampunk gadgets seem to be a tacked on afterthought, the world building is sparse, and the characters are even even less detailed. You never care about The Ghost, his vendetta agai...
The year is 1926 and the USA is in a Cold War with Britan. Masked vigilante The Ghost is on the trail of a crime boss called The Roman. Can he evade police long enough to catch The Roman and put a stop to his reign of terror?The easiest way to sum up Ghosts of Manhattan is to say "Steampunk Batman...
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