"Mysterious, Winsome, Bloody and Bold Devon Monk's Newest Series Begins with a Solid Punch."
Dead Iron: The Age of Steam
By: Devon Monk
Genres: Fantasy Steampunk
Posted: July 20, 2011
Cedar Hunt and his brother wandered onto Pawnee land where their god sat up and took notice and seized the opportunity to put a hunter or two in the way of the darkness to come. Cursed with the form of a wolf at full moon time, Hunt has fulfilled the blood-urge to destroy any Strange he comes across, even though the curse has already cost him his brother. Desolate, he has given up hope of a life beyond the hunt when the impossible happens. The scent of his brother, injured but alive tracks to the head of the railroad, Shard LeFel.
Monk has crafted a brilliant and gritty world rife with elements drawn from Steam Punk, blended with dark fantasy and a glint of glamor. She draws back the dusty curtains of a typical 1800's western town to reveal the secrets hidden behind the faces of its residents and enmeshes the reader in a fantasy adventure that keeps them on the edge of the seat, up all night unable to sleep until the fates of the main characters are determined.
Already known for her Allie Beckstrom urban fantasy series, Devon Monk has made a strong foray into steam punk-based fantasy with DEAD IRON, the first in her Age of Steam series. She is currently working on the second and I can't wait to read it.
Book Summary
Welcome to a new America that is built on blood, sweat, and gears...
In steam age America, men, monsters, machines, and magic battle for the same scrap of earth and sky. In this chaos, bounty hunter Cedar Hunt rides, cursed by lycanthropy and carrying the guilt of his brother's death. Then he's offered hope that his brother may yet survive. All he has to do is find the Holder: a powerful device created by mad devisers-and now in the hands of an ancient Strange who was banished to walk this Earth.
In a land shaped by magic, steam, and iron, where the only things a man can count on are his guns, gears, and grit, Cedar will have to depend on all three if he's going to save his brother and reclaim his soul once and for all...
In steam age America, men, monsters, machines, and magic battle for the same scrap of earth and sky. In this chaos, bounty hunter Cedar Hunt rides, cursed by lycanthropy and carrying the guilt of his brother's death. Then he's offered hope that his brother may yet survive. All he has to do is find the Holder: a powerful device created by mad devisers-and now in the hands of an ancient Strange who was banished to walk this Earth.
In a land shaped by magic, steam, and iron, where the only things a man can count on are his guns, gears, and grit, Cedar will have to depend on all three if he's going to save his brother and reclaim his soul once and for all...
by: Devon Monk
Age of Steam #1 Roc Trade
July 1, 2011
On Sale: July 5, 2011
Featuring: Cedar Hunt
352 pages
ISBN: 045146396X
EAN: 9780451463968
Trade Size