Capt. Dirigible
Rogue Ætherlord
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« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2010, 09:49:40 am » |
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Book two of the Burton & Swinburne trilogy is almost finished. 'Excited anticipation' best sums up my feelings towards this. As far as I'm concerned this could turn out to be a bumper literary year. The second book in the B&S Trilogy AND the fourth book in Kim Newma's Anno Dracula series (Johnny Alucard) also (hopefully) due out this year as well. I'm as excited as a very excitable person who has a special reason to be excited! |
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi
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« Reply #26 on: July 19, 2010, 08:10:10 pm » |
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Mr Hodder, Pax Britannia is a series from Abaddon Books, with the majority of titles by Jonathan Green. Titles include Leviathan Rising and Human Nature.
I was able last year to obtain books from the series for the members packs for The Asylum last year from rebellion the patent company. They went down splendidly.
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Proudly giving the entire Asylum The Finger!
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« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2010, 02:10:30 pm » |
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I have just recently finished this, and even though I'm not as familiar with the original history as others here seem to be, I enjoyed it immensely. I liked the way the plot kept taking me by surprise, but in ways that made perfect sense in hindsight.
I look forward to the next book.
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"Not without my hat." - Scott Anger, The Dame was Loaded
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« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2010, 12:23:47 pm » |
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UPDATE: The second book, THE CLOCKWORK MAN OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE has been confirmed for March 2011, published by Snowbooks in the UK. In the US, it'll appear in September 2011, from Pyr.  |
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Capt. Dirigible
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
Shirts?.....I got plenty at 'ome.
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« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2010, 12:30:08 pm » |
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UPDATE: The second book, THE CLOCKWORK MAN OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE has been confirmed for March 2011, published by Snowbooks in the UK. In the US, it'll appear in September 2011, from Pyr. That's convenient! Just in time for my birthday! |
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« Reply #30 on: July 23, 2010, 12:53:46 pm » |
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UPDATE: The second book, THE CLOCKWORK MAN OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE has been confirmed for March 2011, published by Snowbooks in the UK. In the US, it'll appear in September 2011, from Pyr. That's convenient! Just in time for my birthday! Dear Captain, please make your hints less subtle as we almost missed that one.  |
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Capt. Dirigible
Rogue Ætherlord
United Kingdom
Shirts?.....I got plenty at 'ome.
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« Reply #31 on: July 23, 2010, 12:59:47 pm » |
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UPDATE: The second book, THE CLOCKWORK MAN OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE has been confirmed for March 2011, published by Snowbooks in the UK. In the US, it'll appear in September 2011, from Pyr. That's convenient! Just in time for my birthday! Dear Captain, please make your hints less subtle as we almost missed that one. Says the man whose birthday is 3 days before mine!!  There ya go..that's both of our birthdays plugged! |
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Mr Peter Harrow, Esq
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« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2010, 04:18:24 pm » |
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Reviving this thread, I was at the Thoughtbubble Comicon in Leeds yesterday speaking to Ian Edginton (War of the Worlds, Scarlet Traces, The Great Game, Leviathan, Stickleback, The Victorian Undead) who let slip he is a great fan of Mr Hodder's book, and is awaiting sequels eagerly.
The point he especially liked was that Burton realized he was inhabiting a parallel world, something he (Ian) hadn't seen anywhere else. He also loved the actual histories at the end of the book, as well as the characterization, and the story elements.
Like Mr Hodder, Mr Edginton is a huge Holmes Fan. If the book is adapted as a Graphic novel,
Mr Edginton and his artist compatriot D'Israeli would be able to do it justice.
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« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2010, 08:24:50 pm » |
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always was a spring heeled jack fan, good read and good work
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you gotta love livin babe, cause dyin is a pain in the ass -----
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lolrus
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« Reply #34 on: November 21, 2010, 08:51:15 pm » |
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UPDATE: The second book, THE CLOCKWORK MAN OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE has been confirmed for March 2011, published by Snowbooks in the UK. In the US, it'll appear in September 2011, from Pyr. Thus informed I have pre-ordered it at the inestimable Amazon, thanks for the hat tip. Oh and greater thanks for "Burton and Swinburne in the Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack " I loved every single word. |
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« Reply #35 on: December 01, 2010, 08:09:12 pm » |
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just found this book myself. What fun! And it did get me to do some research on Sir Richard himself. What an intelligent handsome man, scars and all I'm rather pleased that Isabelle is given the boot in this book. |
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Mr Peter Harrow, Esq
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« Reply #36 on: December 01, 2010, 08:47:13 pm » |
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The historical elements of the book are very well researched, and like all good books gets you thinking. Burton of course has been used as a character in The Riverworld series, otherwise history has seen him eclipsed unfairly by the welsh actor of the same name.
The novel is the ideal Christmas gift as an introduction to steampunk, with both superscience and a hint of mysticism (mesmerism and fortune telling) it embodies Clarkes law 'a sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic' and its inverse. One tends to forget the Victorians were as obsessed with magic and mysticism as much as they were obsessed with science and technology, the best SP fiction of recent years has both, Perdido Street Station and Stephen Hunt' Kingdom of Jackels spring to mind.
Of course this pattern was set by Blaylock, Jeter and Powers, indeed Springheeled Jack reminds me somewhat of The Anubis Gates, although the timetravel in the former leads to an alternate timeline, the latter a secret history of our own timeline.
I am really looking forward to The Clockwork Man of Trafalger Square.
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« Reply #37 on: December 20, 2010, 01:25:15 am » |
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I was completely blown away by the time travel bit, I was not expecting it at all. I thought it did add a nice touch though,as it's not something I've seen any other steam punk author do. I also loved the villains, though I though some could be expanded on a bit. I can't wait for the next one!
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Mr Peter Harrow, Esq
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« Reply #38 on: December 20, 2010, 08:51:00 am » |
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Yes the Time Travel is part of current theories as to why we havent seen any time travellers, travellling back in time merely creates an alternate world, in this case Albertian Britain!
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« Reply #39 on: March 09, 2011, 07:40:32 pm » |
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Which in its American imprint is:-
The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Man
I have it in my hands at this very moment ordered on Amazon by a friend.As before the rear cover reads:-
"Sir Roger Tichbourne: Lost at sea but now he's back to claim his family's fortune. Or is he? To the upper classes, he's obviously a cunning swindler; to London's laborers, he's the people's hero... while to Sir Richard Francis Burton, he's the focus of a daring plot to gain possession of the legendary black diamonds known as the eyes of Naga. Burton's investigation takes him to the cursed Tichbourne estate... And to the encounter with the ghost of a witch!
From a haunted mansion to the rioting streets of London, from South America to Australia, from an astonishing jewel heist to a possible revolution, Burton and Swinburne confront mysterious and deadly forces as they struggle to expose a conspiracy that threatens to topple the British Empire.
Their investigation leads them to a stunning finale in which they battle the dead, confront the un-born, and peer into the prehistoric past and war-torn future!"
Harumble! As Harry Biscuit would say!
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« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2011, 07:40:54 pm » |
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I very much enjoyed "The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man". I found it a much easier read than the first in the series (probably due to the time stuff in the first). Sir Richard and Algie make very good flawed heroes. I don't know how he does it, but Hoddard blends such crazy things together to make such a internally consistent story.
not that it's steampunk but if you like this type of story, Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero by Abnett is also a great read.
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Spike Livingstone
Deck Hand
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In touch with my Hyde side ..
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« Reply #41 on: April 22, 2011, 09:36:19 am » |
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To say I stumbled upon this work is an understatement.. My daughter picked it up because the photograph of Burton on the cover looks like me, and seeing a recommendation from Michael Moorcock (my favourite author) on the front, she bought it for me.
As a debut novel it is stunning, and the characters are almost exactly as one would expect them to be based on factual history. Whilst reading this I have studied Sir R.F.Burton and am now an avid fan..
As in all great 'monster' stories of the period, an empathy with the villain is easily established and by the end one cannot help but pity him as a victim of circumstance, rather than the demon he first appears to be. The poor bloke only wants to get home for his tea...
I have ordered THE CLOCKWORK MAN OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE and eagerly await further adventures.
Fantastic!! Thank you Mark..
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Katerina S. Quale
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« Reply #42 on: May 27, 2011, 12:21:54 am » |
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This is kind of an old topic, but I dug it out a few weeks ago and it got me pretty interested into the book, so I bought it and read it. And this is my opinion: Wow!! It truly is a fun read from start to finish. It is wonderfully witty. I was a little skeptical towards the talking birds when the concept was first introduced, but they won me over their first sentence. They're so funny ...  So I'd like to thank you guys for posting this topic since I learned the existence of this book here. And since the author himself might see this, I'd like to thank you sir for writing such a brilliant and entertaining book. I'm going to buy the sequel, and I'm looking forward to your next work! =) |
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« Reply #43 on: May 27, 2011, 01:56:59 am » |
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I am going to buy myself a copy of this book when I finsih my exams- just 2 weeks to go =]. Looking forward to it immensely. I found a preview of the book online for any interested parties. It is to be found at http://www.tor.com/stories/2010/10/spring-heeled-jack.I really hope it's not an unoffical copy or anything, would not like to offend a fabulous author. |
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Rockula
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« Reply #44 on: May 27, 2011, 11:49:33 am » |
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The 3rd book in the series will be out in November and is available for pre-order. Just to keep you informed. |
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Mr Peter Harrow, Esq
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« Reply #45 on: May 27, 2011, 03:02:47 pm » |
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Title of thread modified Rockula, the books do seem to be coming out regularly, it is just a shame such an original voice is not fully recognized by the British SF community yet.
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« Reply #46 on: June 01, 2011, 09:38:09 pm » |
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AH, another book that I've been eyeing up for a while and was unsure whether to buy or not, after reading the comments in this thread, I'll have to get myself a copy, although which cover do i get.
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« Reply #47 on: June 15, 2011, 08:41:20 pm » |
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my copy arrived today and I've already found it hard to put down even though I'm currently reading a number of other books, might have to store this one away until the others are all finished
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« Reply #48 on: June 18, 2011, 01:47:06 am » |
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Was holding out for the UK release, but upon seeing the third book coming fast, I grabbed me a copy of the Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, loving it thus far!
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« Reply #49 on: June 19, 2011, 05:54:34 pm » |
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I just finished SAoSH yesterday and it was a blast. Gives one a new respect for the space/time continuum. Looking forward to more stories by Mr. Hodder.
I started reading Fornax Rising last night and I am enjoying that as well.
So many good books to read! Mmmmmmmm.
Baron Fritz
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