false <![CDATA[The Affinity Bridge]]> 3472342 7 3513645 book 1 7 2008 The Affinity Bridge total:159|5:16|4:65|3:53|2:18|1:7| 159 542 348 64 3 2 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 12:57:10 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:29:37 -0700 2009 The Forest of Hands and Teeth, World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War, Patient Zero A Joe Ledger Novel, Breathers A Zombie's Lament, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 21 05:22:44 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 10:05:25 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 04 01:27:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 01:35:40 -0700 2009
Sounds quite enticing, doesn't it? The Affinity Bridge is the kind of book which would make for a rollicking, pretty movie. ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 28 17:28:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 17:55:42 -0700 2009
A strange zombie plague threatens the low class areas of London. Zeppelins fill the skies, piloted by mechanical men. Queen Victoria, with medical help, is still on the British Throne. A mysterious, glowing policeman has been strangling people.

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The year is 1901, and series of grisly murders of the destitut...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 19:18:42 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 20:53:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 11:59:48 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 22:47:07 -0700 2009
Revena...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 13:52:52 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 08:19:38 -0800 2009 The Affinity Bridge by George Mann because I was looking for a fun steampunk adventure, and that's exactly what it is. The novel follows the adventures of Sir Maurice Newbury and his assistant Miss Veronica Hobbes. The novel begins in medias res. Newbury is helping his friend, Sir Cha...more...]]> 5 0 false true Thu Oct 22 08:09:17 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 08:14:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 02:12:58 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 00:54:16 -0800 2009 Written in a fast pace The Affinity Bridge was perfect entertainment. I'm really looking forward to more adventures of t...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Nov 23 09:51:19 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 18:21:38 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 09:51:19 -0800 2008
Only the writing was boring, I wanted to like...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 17:26:46 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:10:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 12:17:03 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:21:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 19:09:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 20:37:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 17:23:41 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 15:06:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 28 15:25:52 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 19:53:28 -0800 2009
The writing was a bit laborious to get through and the POV that George Mann decided to take was a bit of a h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 00:57:41 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 00:57:41 -0700 2009
Airships! Steam-carriages! Queen Victoria! Zombies!

Where could it go wrong, I thought?

It couldn't - and not only is it a well-put together piece of steampunk, it's very well-written (with the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 18:58:04 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 12:19:14 -0700 2009 Jules Verne, part zombie and part Indian Jones. All of which were balanced. The book was thrilling.

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Inventive - just as a teaser, it's 1901 and Queen Victoria is going as strong as ever as a part mechanical, part human ruler in the care of strange Dr. Fabian - and with characters that you grow quickly attached to.

The ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 05:23:05 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 17:10:51 -0700 2008 The Affinity Bridge has an intriguing title and some of the most gorgeous cover art I've seen in years. Just look at that airship! Even the back cover blurb is enticing. Who wouldn't want to know why nobody ever goes near The Natural History Museum?

Unfortunately, we don't get to find ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3472342