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Andrew Wood

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My Absolute Favorite Steampunk in the Style of FF6

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Reviewed: 02-07-24

Tchaikovsky really has something with this series. I say this book is the adult version of Final Fantasy 6 that I have searched for going on 20 years.

If you, like me love the idea of a magical world going through the throws of an industrial, political, and religious revolution, then House of Open Wounds and the accompanying City of Last Chances is for you. Tchaikovsky weaves deeply written characters with divided motivations through a world where magic has been harnessed to a science by dissolving gods and arcana into batteries to charge war machines for the purpose of civilizing the societies which they were stolen from. On top of that there's a subtle sense of humor I think Terry Pratchett would giggle at.

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Just dull and navel gazing

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2 out of 5 stars
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Reviewed: 05-14-22

The book leans heavily on character and world building, but many of the characters felt unintriguing. The story itself was ponderous to the point of non-existant. Really feels like propaganda in favor of geoengineering.

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A Grim fantasy detective with a a well honed wit

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Reviewed: 01-06-21

One of the very few fantasy detective stories I've ever read, fits well if you enjoy Song of Ice and Fire and Altered Carbon series specifically for tone and style (with a general absence of sex).

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Felix Gilman is brilliant

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Reviewed: 05-13-16

Felix Gilman crafts a deep, enveloping narrative. Harry Ransom through his own eyes is an engaging hero, and I found myself in mourning for his losses and smiling at his triumphs, which happens to me rarely when I read anymore. The reading is perfect as well.

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I need to like the protagonist at least slightly

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Reviewed: 01-22-16

I really enjoy Morgan's books, his dark, flawed characters and his often brutal worlds. In this case, a quarter of the way through the book, I didn't care what happened to Chris, and by the halfway point I was disinterested in everything else.

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