Mechanical Magic
When Aster Genisov, a creator of mechanical novelties, is asked to help a wounded elf, his special talents and painful past could be the key to the elf’s survival. Y’rean was born to touch the sky, but when his wings are destroyed by a cruel master, not even the life he begins to build with Aster...
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When Aster Genisov, a creator of mechanical novelties, is asked to help a wounded elf, his special talents and painful past could be the key to the elf’s survival. Y’rean was born to touch the sky, but when his wings are destroyed by a cruel master, not even the life he begins to build with Aster can assuage his despair. Aster has the means to help him—it’s written in his gypsy blood—but is love enough for Aster to face his past and embrace his talent for mechanical magic?
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781613723609 (1613723601)
Publish date: February 8th 2012
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 130
Edition language: English
It's more romancey than steampunk-y. You get a nice bit of steampunk wingporn, though (not exactly, but it just sounds amusing to call it that).The romance was a bit iffy, though. The characters still weren't quite defined enough for much of it to make much sense, which is a damn shame.The implied t...
This was a sweet and slightly sad novella. I enjoyed it very much as it told the tale of Aster, a man trying to hide his gypsy heritage, rescuing Y'rean, an elf trying to adjust to a life without wings. It's an intriguing, easy read. From the start I was pulled into this fascinating steampunk. The w...