HC RRP
24.95
ISBN
9780763648435
Reviewed by
Anastasia Gonis
The genre
of Steampunk is constantly being reinvented. This book is testament to that
statement with its absolute and wonderful writing. Mechanisation is the core of
every story around which all the characters and elements perform. This
extraordinary anthology is compiled of fourteen stories by authors of
Speculative Fiction which include Cassandra Claire, Garth Nix, Holly Black, and
M. T. Anderson amongst the talented contributors to the book. It is beautifully
bound in a rich burgundy hardcover with a title that says it all
–‘fantastically rich and strange stories’.
There’s not
a disappointing word in this finely-crafted collection. All the writing is as
crisp as starched linen ironed into sharp perfect lines. The content varies
from talking dolls, zeppelins, clockwork mechanised people, garden robots to
mechanical servants. The list is endless. The ingenious imaginations that have
come up with these creations reaffirm that anything is possible with imagination
and words.
There are
two illustrated stories included which break the writing sequence up early and
later in the book.
Everyone
that’s read an Anthology always comes away with a favourite that screams a
difference, whether it is theme, style or content that decides the reader. Clockwork Fagin by Cory Doctorow stands
apart as does Steam Girl by Dylan Horrocks.
This is a book that will be singled out by lovers of good writing. It comes
highly recommended by the reviewer.
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