Books 2012: read this book NOW
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hawkwing_lbThe sickness is passing off, but I remain limp as wet noodles, weak as a week-old kitten. I managed to walk 500 metres today (in the course of which I was eyeballed by a giant, fat and fearless rat, ah, seaside living) but the last twenty metres were leaning on my mother's arm.
Books 2012: 192
192. T. Aaron Payton, The Constantine Affliction. Night Shade Books, 2012. Ebook.
I gave up waiting for the review copy to arrive (clearly the postal system bears a grudge) and resorted to buying the ebook via Baen. Preliminary thoughts on the first book from Tim Pratt's latest alter ego: Oh god so good - Victorian mad science! Holmesian detective! Intrepid lady reporter! Squint and it looks like steampunk! Frankenstein's monster! A sex-changing disease! Lovecraftian monsters!
It's several different flavours of brilliant, is what it is. Go out and read it, so that by the time my review proper appears at Strange Horizons, you know what I'm making squeeful noises about.
Books 2012: 192
192. T. Aaron Payton, The Constantine Affliction. Night Shade Books, 2012. Ebook.
I gave up waiting for the review copy to arrive (clearly the postal system bears a grudge) and resorted to buying the ebook via Baen. Preliminary thoughts on the first book from Tim Pratt's latest alter ego: Oh god so good - Victorian mad science! Holmesian detective! Intrepid lady reporter! Squint and it looks like steampunk! Frankenstein's monster! A sex-changing disease! Lovecraftian monsters!
It's several different flavours of brilliant, is what it is. Go out and read it, so that by the time my review proper appears at Strange Horizons, you know what I'm making squeeful noises about.
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