Reviewed by --
Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of -- Steel
& Bone: Nine Steampunk Adventures by Katherine Cowley (Author), Scott E.
Tarbet (Author), TC Phillips (Author), C. R. Simper (Author), Danielle E.
Shipley (Author), Sarah E. Seeley (Author), Kin Law (Author), John M.
Olsen (Author), Gail B. Williams
(Author), James Ng (Foreword)
Overall star rating
--- 5
About the book:
Shovel the coal and
stoke the boilers as nine Steampunk authors explore islands of mystery and
adventure across the seven seas.
The Clockwork Seer by
Katherine Cowley: On an island of oddities, a young clairvoyant struggles for
normalcy, but deadly automatons have other plans.
Sindisiwe by Scott E.
Tarbet: A slave girl in Zanzibar escapes a beating when a stranger in the
marketplace proves her past is more than just a fairy tale.
Stand and Deliver by
TC Phillips: Neither shackles, slave labor, nor the island’s deadliest
inhabitants will prevent these brothers from meting out justice to their
father’s murderers.
Island Walker by C. R.
Simper: Kit digs her treasures out of trash heaps, but the theft of her
invention leads to discoveries money can’t buy.
A Mind Prone to Wander
by Danielle E. Shipley: Beyond a locked door lies Rowan Charles’ death or his
sanity, and the survival or extinction of his people.
Curio Cay by Sarah E.
Seeley: The future of humanity rests in the hands of three time-traveling
scientists battling biomechanical creatures in the Jurassic past.
The Mysterious Island
of Chester Morrison by Kin Law: Dodging her chaperone, a debutante stumbles
into adventure and romance at the World’s Fair.
Revolutionary by John
M. Olsen: A dirigible captain goes down with his ship, and wakes to find
himself a captive of a sky-dwelling civilization.
The Steel Inside by
Gail B. Williams: Darkness lurks in Sarah’s forgotten past, kept hidden by
those who claim to be her devoted husband and loyal servants.
Book creation ratings:
Overall total -- 30
out of a possible 30
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting -- 10
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
I got this book, and enjoyed it very much, even though I'm not well versed in the genre. It's a steampunk
anthology, and if you like this genre, then you'll want this book. There's not
a dud in the whole book. I loved each and every story and thoroughly enjoyed
reading it.
I highly recommend it to fans of the steampunk genre, as there's
some really great stories here in this volume. Who knows, you might find your
next favorite author here. I think I'm becoming very much a fan of this genre
myself. And to those who haven't explored this genre yet, then this box set is a great place to start.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- science
fiction, steampunk
Age recommendations --
18 plus
Sex content rating --
mild
Violence rating --
moderate
Links for the book:
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