Boneshaker
by Cherie Priest
Taste attributes: science fictionadventurehorrorhistoricalunsavouryimaginarylinearrescue/escape/jeopardycomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, dark science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice.
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- Author
- Cherie Priest
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 416
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