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|pages=272
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|date=September 2009
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It's all very tense, with red herrings aplenty, and a goodly dollop of humour. McGann slips in all sorts of historical figures, real and fictional - Darwin, Flashman, Sherlock Holmes - almost as asides, and it's fun trying to spot them. This episode ends satisfyingly but leaves you hungry for more. What more could a fan of this kind of fantasy ask?
My thanks to the nice people at Corgi for sending the book. We also have a review of McGann's [[Strangled Silence by Oisin McGann|Strangled Silence]].
If they like a Victorian feel to their fantasies, they'll also love Philip Reeve's [[Fever Crumb (Mortal Engines Quartet Prequel) by Philip Reeve|Larklight]] series. [[Mariah Mundi (The Midas Box) by G P Taylor|Mariah Mundi by G P Taylor]] is slightly more Gothic, but will also appeal. They could also look at [[The Palace of Laughter by Jon Berkeley]], which is simply delightful.
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