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    <body><![CDATA[A nice little story which, I think, could have been explored in more depth. I like the Sherlock Holmes-ness of it, and I especially enjoyed the explanation for the world/events..the ending was a little unsatisfying but it really couldn't have ended any other way. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick but clever piece of work.  If you like the ideas it brings up, you should also pick up <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4432.Jasper_Fforde" title="Jasper Fforde">Jasper Fforde</a>'s Thursday Next series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[had this been a bit longer, i would have given it that elusive 5th star.. but such is the nature of the medium.. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not Ellis's best. Seems to be a rushed ending. If it's the first in a series I'll re-evaluate it though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some thoughts on it can be seen here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.yourbestguess.com/scowl/2008/11/30/books-aetheric-mechanics/" title="http://www.yourbestguess.com/scowl/2008/11/30/books-aetheric-mechanics/">http://www.yourbestguess.com/scowl/2008/...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good, with a fascinating twist I never saw coming. Over far too quickly, though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic SteamPunk from Warren Ellis!  Great Sherlock Holmes ripoff too! :-)]]></body>
    
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