Helpful Score: 2
"Jacob Burn: pilot, criminal and disgraced son of one of the founding families of the ancient city of Veridon.
When an old friend delivers to him a strange artifact, Jacob's world crashes down around him as he runs not only from the law but also from those who were once friends. But even as the array of machines and strange creatures stalk him through the streets of Veridon, something even more sinister and dangerous makes its move against him, an entity that will make Jacob question everything he thought he knew about himself and the city."
That's the blurb from the back, a decent Steampunk yarn that reminded me quite a bit of Whitechapel Gods (although that's a better read). The action is non-stop, more like the Transporter movies in literary form. The only drawback to this book was the tantalizing hints of the world where Cog is located without enough development outside the city- here's hoping for a sequel and a trip down the river.
When an old friend delivers to him a strange artifact, Jacob's world crashes down around him as he runs not only from the law but also from those who were once friends. But even as the array of machines and strange creatures stalk him through the streets of Veridon, something even more sinister and dangerous makes its move against him, an entity that will make Jacob question everything he thought he knew about himself and the city."
That's the blurb from the back, a decent Steampunk yarn that reminded me quite a bit of Whitechapel Gods (although that's a better read). The action is non-stop, more like the Transporter movies in literary form. The only drawback to this book was the tantalizing hints of the world where Cog is located without enough development outside the city- here's hoping for a sequel and a trip down the river.
