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Grease Monkeys

By Danielle Ackley-McPhail & Greg Schauer &
Grease Monkeys by Danielle Ackley-McPhail & Greg Schauer &  digital book - Fable

Publisher Description

Innovation Goes Rolling Along, But Who Keeps the Engines Running?

 

In the midst of war and a changing world, you seldom hear tales of the dedicated souls that keep ingenuity and progress moving. The mechanics who not only hear the music of the machine but can tear them down and put them together again better than before. Those who love to get their hands dirty figuring out how things work, those without whom progress would grind to a halt. That changes now.

 

We give you Grease Monkeys: The Heart and Soul of Dieselpunk

with stories by:

 

David Lee Summers, Aaron Rosenberg, John L. French, Heather E. Hutsell, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Ken Schrader, Misty Massey, James Chambers, Derek Tyler Attico, Maria V. Snyder, and Bernie Mojzes.

 


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“Stars: 3 out of 5. I have a love hate relationship with anthologies. They can be a lot of fun if the stories held within are entertaining and written by authors who have the knack of writing compelling stories in the least amount of words possible. Trust me, it's a hard art to master. On the other hand, they can be a slog if most of the stories are lackluster at best and uninspired at the most. Then it turns into an exercise of frustration reading them, because I feel bad skipping a story I don't like, especially since I'm not guaranteed that I would like the next story, or the one after that either... Yet, for some reason, I keep requesting anthologies every time I see them on NetGalley, and I read every single one of them. In this case, the anthology is rather meh. Most of the stories felt rather uninspired. And a few only vaguely touched on the theme. I came expecting fun stories of mechanics with grease on their coveralls and under their fingernails, and a knack of fixing anything with the right size wrench and a few curse words. But a lot of stories concentrated more on their own policical messages than that particular theme. I felt like I was being preached to instead of entertained. And a short story is NOT the right medium to get your policital, philosophical, or moral point across. There is simply not enough pages to establish the world, the stakes, and make us care for the characters and the message you want to deliver.  Also, there was a lot less machanical shennanigans than I wanted in a dieselpunk anthology. The two stories that stood out for me where "Nobody's Hero" and "The Return of the Diesel Kid". They were written by different authors, but seem to share the same world, where superheros, called Capes, and their sidekicks are a common occurence. Those stories didn't take themselves seriously, but were really fun to read. I thouroughly enjoyed our non-powered mechanics saving the day in both of them. PS: I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.”

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