If one more goddam book uses flying cars or antigravity or airships as windowdressing, I will NOT be held accountable for my actions.

Nice review!

Thanks, Richard!

Ah, for the good old days when antigravity was the only crutch--I'm with you on the airships. I think it's an attempt to work pirates into the story, but--blah, pirates.

Ya, that’s the bad thing about any genre fiction. It tends to grasp onto clichés created by the genre.

The result is, this book wasn’t “insert genre fiction stereotype” enough!
Or
This book was to “insert genre fiction stereotype” cliché!

Not to mention the fact steampunk has evolved into thinly disguised YA Paranormal Romance somehow. (Thanks Twilight for ruining fiction.)

I had planned on checking this book out, until this reviewer said, “the last 250 pages.” I don’t have the attention span to last any more then 250 pages, but I’m from the MTV Generation though…

Carol wrote: "Thanks, Richard!

Ah, for the good old days when antigravity was the only crutch--I'm with you on the airships. I think it's an attempt to work pirates into the story, but--blah, pirates."

OMG another one. Sick sick sick of pirates. Call 'em bandidos and see how fast the same characters call down the wrath of the establishment.

Etienne wrote: "Ya, that’s the bad thing about any genre fiction. It tends to grasp onto clichés created by the genre.

The result is, this book wasn’t “insert genre fiction stereotype” enough!
Or
This book was t..."

Good point, EG. And no one should need to slog through 250 paceless pages to get to a good bit. It's sloppy writing.