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Her Majesty's Mysterious Conveyance [Kindle Edition]

Jennifer Williams , Elizabeth Valentino , Nick Valentino , Sean Hayden
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In an era when steam rules the sea and the skies, the monarchy struggles to maintain control. Across the lands, battles are fought for the sake of peace and love.

**Ten Thousand Years

Pirate captain Maro and his crew have embarked on their most dangerous mission. To secure the release of his former army platoon wrongly imprisoned in Korea, Maro has snared the Empress of Japan’s private airship in an attempt to kidnap her for ransom. Before they reach her, they must daringly board the Empress’ ship, blast their way through samurai automatons, and escape the powerful and menacing Japanese military airship, the Great Phoenix. Through determination and bloodshed, Maro and his men fight to regain their honor, but the real meaning of sacrifice is miraculously realized by the most unlikely one of them all.

**Queen of the Travelers

Their people have had many names over the years: tinkers, tynkers, gypsies, an Lucht Siúil, and other less savory names. They are the Travelers. Shannon is happy with her clan. They make their living scrounging the scrap yards of Ireland, foraging to keep their crawlers working. Even among the mechanically inclined, Shannon is extraordinarily blessed, but her abilities may become a curse. The Queen of the Travelers is passing and Shannon is ripped from her clan as a candidate for the throne…if she can survive.

**Reclaiming the Throne

Sophia has one immediate goal: eliminate a threat to the throne. As a young vampire assassin, she's spent her entire life taking orders and fighting in the name of the Royal Paranormal Supremacy society. But now they've turned on her. As she prowls the icy Serbian mountains, she faces off against another vampire with a mission of his own, but he doesn't play by the government's rules. Together, they must lay their lives and their hearts on the line to do what is right and help the rightful Serbian heir, reclaim the throne. It will take all their skills and mechanical wonders to make it out alive.

**The Hidden History of Stones: Or How the Sinking Jenny Was Sunk

Victoria’s England, Victoria’s London. It is a time of great change for the Capital. A time of industry and enterprise, sweat and smoke. But even as this century rushes to catch up with its own progress, a greater change is coming. Deep within the River Thames, something that has been asleep for hundreds of years is stirring. For the crew of the Sinking Jenny it is just another piece of salvage dredged up from the ancient mud, and not even a particularly valuable one at that, but the Stone holds the knowledge of Kings and Queens, the secrets of every man and woman, and the lies that all children keep in their hearts. For Captain Hardy, the mysterious Mr Rymer and their young apprentice Bill, the Stone is the beginning of a nightmare.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1681 KB
  • Print Length: 286 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1590808592
  • Publisher: Echelon Press (17 Jan 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B006ZA8P9C
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #243,682 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I love Steampunk, as a genre it is surprisingly versatile.

Ten Thousand Years, written by one of my favourite Steampunk writers, Nick Valentino (The other being Sean Hayden) is International Steampunk. It tells the story of a group of pirates who plan to kidnap the Empress of Japan. I can't really go into much detail since I don't want to give anything away.

It is a story of betrayal and a journey of redemption, of attempting the impossible and the consequences.

Nick Valentino thrusts us into the action, shaping a believable world of flying airships and automatons. He creates characters, that at first seem amoral until you find out the actions driving them. In the end it's a beautiful story and one I wholly suggest you read. 5 stars

Queen of the Travellers by Sean Hayden

I personally think steampunk is Sean Hayden's genre. He has such a way with words that create believable worlds and characters. He's a lot like Nick Valentino in this respect.

Travellers seem to be the ideal match for the genre, especially when you realise that travellers are known as Tinkers and Shannon has a gift which helps her communicate with machines. To me at least, there seem to be definite links with Sean's previous work with his son Connor. Tinkers could be the Steamsmiths in his `The Magnificent Steam Carnival of Professor Pelusian Minus' eshort series.

Sean creates scenes filled with tension, especially during the tournament where the new queen is selected. Creating vivid images that help the reader picture the battle clearing. The dialogue is suitable for the story and adds to the ambience. (I'm pretty sure that's the right word)

If I have one problem, and I hate to admit it since it doesn't take anything away from the story, it's some of the missing letters I noticed from words. There weren't many, but I did notice them. 4 stars

Reclaiming the Throne by Elizabeth Valentino

I really wanted to like this, and I would have loved to rate it more. Ideally the premise is good. A vampire sniper is betrayed on her last job because the people who trained and hired her are now afraid that she'll start asking questions. The opinion I got was she wasn't actually going to ask questions. She liked her job and while her upbringing sucked, she was completely faithful to her bosses. Then there's the big betrayal, which didn't gel well with me. Why send her on her last job if they just planned to kill her?
Another plot line I would have worked on would have been the romance. I know that it's a novella, you have to speed things along and some parts of it were incredibly well written but I didn't buy into it. It seemed a little too easy for the main character to shrug off her brainwashing.
Anyway, parts of it were brilliant. As I said I enjoyed the general premise. Elizabeth Valentino describes the snowy landscape and the creatures in such a way it made it easy to visualise. I will be keeping my eyes peeled for more of her stories. 3.5 stars

The Hidden History of Stones: Or How the Sinking Jenny Was Sunk

Victoria's England, Victoria's London. It is a time of great change for the Capital. A time of industry and enterprise, sweat and smoke. But even as this century rushes to catch up with its own progress, a greater change is coming. Deep within the River Thames, something that has been asleep for hundreds of years is stirring. For the crew of the Sinking Jenny it is just another piece of salvage dredged up from the ancient mud, and not even a particularly valuable one at that, but the Stone holds the knowledge of Kings and Queens, the secrets of every man and woman, and the lies that all children keep in their hearts. For Captain Hardy, the mysterious Mr Rymer and their young apprentice Bill, the Stone is the beginning of a nightmare.

Jenny William's 'How the Sinking Jenny was Sunk' is another great story in this steampunk anthology. It tells the story of Bill, who works on a salvage submarine. One day the salvage team finds a mysterious stone in the Thames.
Where it feels a little like the story takes it time before anything really interesting happens. Jenny Williams creates intriguing characters, the crew of the Sinking Jenny all have secrets and over the course of the story we find out what they are. Some are tragic, others are dangerous. While Bill isn't a very sympathic character, what happens to him hints at a larger story. I hope that Jenny continues on with this intriguing idea. It will change the way you look at stones. 4 stars
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