Arabella of Mars Book Review

When I can hear the swell of theme music from words on a page, and happy tears jump to my eyes because the heroine is triumphant in both her quest and her wholly requited romantic inclinations, that means I’ve read a damn fine Steampunk Adventure Regency Romance Novel. Of which I think only this one may exist (along with its successors) written by David D. Levine.

The order of description I gave is no accident. Arabella of Mars has more in common with Horatio Hornblower novels and Treasure I...