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The pace of this book is poor, because the big reveal (the whale that’s destroying shipping is a submarine) is given away by the cover of most edition, or simply by the book’s fame. Then there is a chapter on how the technology works, which is interesting as a historical document, but not truly germane to the plot.
The plot, such as it is, is weak, being a catalogue of marvels, rather than anything driven by the characters. Hard to recommend, except to steampunk buffs.
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The plot, such as it is, is weak, being a catalogue of marvels, rather than anything driven by the characters. Hard to recommend, except to steampunk buffs.
This review originally appea ...more
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