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Aladdin and His Wonderfully Infernal Device
by
Tee Morris (Goodreads Author)
From the imagination behind the award-winning Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series comes a steampunk novella to a legend from A Thousand and One Arabian Nights.
Aladdin is a street-wise thief that finds himself under the tutelage of a world-renown illusionist. He is escorted deep into the deserts in search of a treasure beyond his wildest dreams, and discovers instead s...more
Aladdin is a street-wise thief that finds himself under the tutelage of a world-renown illusionist. He is escorted deep into the deserts in search of a treasure beyond his wildest dreams, and discovers instead s...more
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Published
February 19th 2012
by ImagineThat! Studios
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Full review originally at Fantasy Book Critic.
Overview/Analysis: Aladdin’s story is one which is quite popular and with the awesome Disney movie, I’m sure most readers are definitely aware of its particulars. Tee Morris is quite a steampunk fan and is also the husband of Philippa Ballantine and they together write the Ministry of Peculiar Occurences, an alternate-historical, steampunk laced series. Thus with such a background it is not so strange to see the author come up with this interpretat...more
A wonderful remake of Aladdin with steampunk as the center of magic.
***Full review***
We meet Aladdin in the market place where he has his eye on a polished gear amongst other desk clock parts in one particular shop. A part he could use in his mechanical device he's creating at home. Aladdin waits for his most opportune moment and with his quick hand, Aladdin is on the run from being caught in a world where a man (or boy) of sticky fingers is caught, he will soon become a one-handed beggar. Aladd...more
***Full review***
We meet Aladdin in the market place where he has his eye on a polished gear amongst other desk clock parts in one particular shop. A part he could use in his mechanical device he's creating at home. Aladdin waits for his most opportune moment and with his quick hand, Aladdin is on the run from being caught in a world where a man (or boy) of sticky fingers is caught, he will soon become a one-handed beggar. Aladd...more
I loved the idea of this... the mysterious illusionist who convinces Aladdin to follow him on a quest... the hidden chamber full of riches... and, of course, the magnificent genie in the lamp.
Tee wrote this in seemingly cinematic fashion. You could see the movie of this story in your mind. The setting was very romantic and at points very detailed, drawing you into the scene. The genie was very cleverly 'constructed,' and the story had a satisfying arc to it overall.
I do have to voice a significa...more
Tee wrote this in seemingly cinematic fashion. You could see the movie of this story in your mind. The setting was very romantic and at points very detailed, drawing you into the scene. The genie was very cleverly 'constructed,' and the story had a satisfying arc to it overall.
I do have to voice a significa...more
Jul 18, 2012
Annette
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
steampunk, fairy tales,
Recommended to Annette by:
tee morris
Shelves:
steampunk
I've been reading and listening to Tee Morris since he podcasted Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana. I've really enjoyed Phoenix Rising, The Janus Affair, and all of the MoPo podcasts, so much so that I automatically buy the printed collections on Nook and Kindle to support the authors (the podcasts are better though).
I avoided reading all of the other reviews of this story so I could approach it with an open mind. I am a huge fan of fairy tales, Grimm, Anderson, Arabian Nights, etc. I am...more
I avoided reading all of the other reviews of this story so I could approach it with an open mind. I am a huge fan of fairy tales, Grimm, Anderson, Arabian Nights, etc. I am...more
This was very disappointing. A cute idea, cute story, marred by an absolutely horrible writing style. I'm not talking about typos or grammatical errors some of the other reviewers are complaining about either. The writing lacked any kind of internal logic. It jumped, lacked clarity, and descriptions in particular were absolutely terrible with later lines clashing what came before or seeming to imply something had previously been described when it had not. I can enjoy a good idea wrapped in medio...more
Review originally posted on my blog for Project Fairy Tale: All Fantasy Worlds
When Project: Fairy Tale started and I chose to review "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" and its retellings, I was looking forward to reading this novella. I was very disappointed to see that it only covers the first part of Aladdin’s adventures, because the steampunk elements go very well with the magical world in which the story is set.
Aladdin is a thief, but he doesn’t steal just about anything. He is working on a my...more
When Project: Fairy Tale started and I chose to review "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" and its retellings, I was looking forward to reading this novella. I was very disappointed to see that it only covers the first part of Aladdin’s adventures, because the steampunk elements go very well with the magical world in which the story is set.
Aladdin is a thief, but he doesn’t steal just about anything. He is working on a my...more
Review originally posted on The Oaken Bookcase, June 12 2012.
I love the story of Aladdin, and I’m not ashamed to admit that the Disney version is one of my favourite animated movies. Tee Morris’ steampunk’d version of the story has just enough mechanical contraptions to qualify for that label, while remaining fairly close to the first part of the commonly told version.
The story is set in Baghdad, with the thief Aladdin on the run from the law. A sorcerer claiming to be Aladdin’s long-lost Uncle...more
I love the story of Aladdin, and I’m not ashamed to admit that the Disney version is one of my favourite animated movies. Tee Morris’ steampunk’d version of the story has just enough mechanical contraptions to qualify for that label, while remaining fairly close to the first part of the commonly told version.
The story is set in Baghdad, with the thief Aladdin on the run from the law. A sorcerer claiming to be Aladdin’s long-lost Uncle...more
Overall, I'm not a fan of new updates to classic tales. Generally these updates put a twist of updates on a strong original story, but this takes an existing plot and turns it into something wonderfully unique. It's also refreshing to see steampunk that's not set in England. There is a whole other world during the existence of Victoria or any of the other kings and queens. Since the story is of the steampunk genre, you have all the mechanical twists. However, Tee still gives you a genie and flyi...more
This is a wonderful steampunk retelling of one of my all-time favorite stories. The magic carpet was a treat, and unlike other adaptations (I'm looking at you, Disney), the genie does not steal the show. Aladdin is the star of this tale and rightfully so. It is also a fully realized setting and I was pulled in almost instantly.
I get the feeling this is set up for either another novella or perhaps the beginning of a full tale. I hope I am correct because I would love to see where this goes next.
I get the feeling this is set up for either another novella or perhaps the beginning of a full tale. I hope I am correct because I would love to see where this goes next.
A lovely steampunk story. At first, it was hard for me to shake the Disney Aladdin out of my head, but Morris' language and really brilliant additions of steampunk, magic, and sciences to the story really makes it its own!
A great quick read. :)
A great quick read. :)
How can I say anything about this story without giving away the wonderful twists and turns?
It's brilliant.
The writing style is elegant and fun. The adventure compelling. And the sheer imagination will hook you.
It's brilliant.
The writing style is elegant and fun. The adventure compelling. And the sheer imagination will hook you.
A delightful short twist on the Aladdin story with technology. A unique use of Clarke's law (sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic)in a steampunk setting.
Could use a heavy-handed editor. Littered with typos and errors and repetitions of the same tired words and phrases. But a good take on a classic story, nonetheless.
Enjoyable re-telling of the Aladdin story with some steam-punkish tropes thrown at it. Short, but worth a read.
I loved this short story and feel it has potential to go forward i would love to hear of the futher adventures of 'Aladdin and his wornderful infernal device'
This had a lot of potential, but I found it disappointing.
Decent story, dreadful formatting and typos.
Cool steampunkish retelling of the tale.
I loved this take on a classic.
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It's not that great of a departure from Aladdin, but what I really enjoyed about it were the changes in the character of the mother and the princess. I also liked the genie's origin story.
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While Tee Morris began his writing career with the 2002 historical epic fantasy, MOREVI: The Chronicles of Rafe & Askana, it is his podcast of that book and works like Podcasting for Dummies (with Evo Terra and Chuck Tomasi) and All a Twitter where people know him best: one of the pioneers of the Social Media movement. Tee has spoken across the country and around the world on Facebook, Twitter...more
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