2.5
Homunculus
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It is the late 19th century and a mysterious airship orbits through the foggy skies. Its terrible secrets are sought by many, including the Royal Society, a fraudulent evangelist, a fiendish vivisectionist, an evil millionaire and an assorted group led by the scientist and explorer Professor Langdon St. Ives.
Can St. Ives keep the alien homunculus out of the claws of the villainous Ignacio Narbondo?
Can St. Ives keep the alien homunculus out of the claws of the villainous Ignacio Narbondo?
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“I picked this book up ages ago, when I signed up to teach a class on steampunk, and when the class fell apart I never did get around to reading the book. So as part of my project for the year (reading every second book from my endless to-read pile), I picked this one up.
Overall I enjoyed the story, though the writing was occasionally confusing. The number of characters and their unique plotlines was a bit overwhelming, and sometimes I felt like I was reading a sequel to a novel he had never published. (Goodreads lists this as a sequel to a previous book, but the two are only connected in that they share a similar universe; they take place in different centuries and on different continents). The villains were all a little bit madcap, without really clear motives, and the heroes were each head-down in their own plot and sort of accidentally intersecting with each other.
I did love the french-door-farce style of plot where things just happened, full of insane coincidences and hilarious run-ins. I think the novel was supposed to be funnier than it was, and wasn't sure if I was missing some of the voice that would have made it more so.
Overall I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't seek out any more of Blaylock's writing.”
Ann
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About James P. Blaylock
James P. Blaylock is one of the founding fathers of modern steampunk along with fellow writers and friends Tim Powers and K.W. Jeter. He has won the World Fantasy and Philip K. Dick Awards. Blaylock lives in Orange, CA with his wife - they have two sons.
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