Just finished Heart of Iron last night. Â Part steampunk, part penny dreadful, part alternate history, and all fun. Â I decided I loved Ekaterina’s writing when I read The Alchemy of Stone, and so I picked this up shortly after it came out. Â The two books are very different, but both are full of voice. I …
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First, sorry for not posting much lately — recovering from a non-threatening surgery that’s kept me from sitting well since my foot needs to be up. Have been writing a lot, but fiction rather than this kind of stuff. That’s probably a good thing. I’ve also had more time for reading and I’m tearing through …
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What’s with the goggles anyway? I just finished Boneshaker last night.  Cherie Priest did a lovely job of characterization, and fully brought  Briar Wilkes Blue and Ezekial Blue to life on the page. What she did to Seattle was fairly terrible, but interesting in an alternate fantasy historical fashion.  And she answered my question: she gave …
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Steampunk Tales #2 is out, and contains a story by me, and a lot of stories by other writers, too. For $1.99, it’s a good deal. As far as I know, “Speaker for the Mayans” is the first story of mine that’s been available in the iphone apps store. Better yet, it’s set in one …
