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Railroad! Volume One:Rodger Dodger (a steampunk western) [Kindle Edition]

Tonia Brown , Stephanie Kincaid , David Naughton-Shires
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Railroad is a fast pace steampunk story of gadgetry, gunplay and grit.

Join us as we follow the strange stand-alone train known as the Sleipnir (pronounced Schlipnear); eight cars of free traveling steam powered might. Able to lay her own tracks, as well as pick them up again, the train is a marvelous feat of engineering, and as an unbound entity she can travel anywhere her master desires. The only trouble is the trouble she attracts. Her owner and creator, one Professor Hieronymus J. Dittmeyer, can’t seem to help but catch the attention of all manner of odd characters, including an undead conductor and a ghostly guardian. But even the most well intending ghost just isn't enough to keep trouble from the tracks. From run of the mill outlaws, to world-class super villains, the crew of the Sleipnir needs hands-on protecting and they need it fast!

Enter Rodger Dodger, dead-eye marksman and all around vexed soul. Dodger finds he is inexplicably drawn to the Sleipnir and her crazy crew, though he is reluctant to return to the work of a gunslinger after a dreadful history of bloodshed and violence. At the request of a restless spirit, Dodger takes on the work, straps on the biggest guns this side of the Mississippi and soon finds his life will never be the same again. (Which is just fine with him because he didn't like the one he had anyways.)

On a train that can go anywhere, anything is bound to happen!

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 267 KB
  • Print Length: 95 pages
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  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0059HC0IO
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Railroad! Volume One: Rodger Dodger by Tonia Brown is a unique steampunk western serial novel that will keep you coming back for more. The reader is introduced to Rodger Dodger, a man with a past that he can't wait to forget. In an attempt to leave his old life behind, he decides to apply for a security job. Upon arriving to the Sleipnir, Rodger starts to question if he should take the job when he is confronted by the man who placed the help wanted ad, characters that aren't as they appear, and the majestic Sleipnir.

Hieronymus J. Dittmeyer is not only eccentric but the creator of the extraordinary Sleipnir - a steam powered train that does not need tracks to run because she has the ability to lay her own tracks. With an invention so unique, there are several people that would love to have the Sleipnir for their own and Hieronymus will do anything to protect her.

Add one of a kind characters such as Mr. Torque and Ched, and the Sleipnir is a guaranteed wild ride. If you love westerns, especially with steampunk elements, do yourself a favor and lose yourself in the western world that Tonia Brown has created. If you aren't familiar with steampunk, be sure to read Railroad! first as Tonia Brown will instill the love of steampunk in your heart forever. Board the train and let the adventure begin!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A clever introduction to the series 25 July 2011
By Chantal Boudreau - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
I'm not a big fan of steampunk. I enjoy well written stories in this genre and I have read some very good ones, but I value excellent characterization and an exciting plot over attention to detail and environment. Since it is historical accuracy and technological and fashion detail which are the keystones to the genre, the things I value are sometimes overlooked. That doesn't mean I'm not willing to take a chance on a writer I know I like. That's why I agreed to review Railroad!

Enter Dodger, our leading man, looking for a job. When opportunity presents itself, or rather forces itself upon him, he embarks on the adventure of playing professional gunman for train security.

Rairoad! does have the attention to detail characteristic of steampunk. There is a vivid description of the train, Sleipnir, in the intro chapter, and similar description continues throughout the tale, but the characterization is appealing also. Dodger (aka Mr. Carpenter) is a well-developed protagonist. He is bold, quirky and interesting. Mr. Torque, the clockwork man, is an effective contrast with his stiff and regulated ways, Ched, the chief engineer is oddly frightening, and the professor is on the extreme end of eccentric, making Dodger seem more like the typical everyman despite his quirks.

The western theme interwoven into the plot gives the story spirit, and keeps it fun amongst the fiddly technological references (which the average steampunk fan loves, but I don't enjoy as much.) It plays out in the storyline and the dialogue, and gives the tale some buoyancy. Dodger brings with him his own set of problems, which leads to gunfights, chases and other action-filled excitement. Once the spooky aspect is thrown in, along with a ghost and a romantic interest, I was definitely taken with this.

All in all, I think this is a very clever introduction to the series and its outlandish main character. I also find it amusing that the railroad reference applies to the train itself. It's steampunk stories like this one, that doesn't take itself too seriously, which keep me interested in revisiting the genre. Five stars from me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Board the train and let the adventure begin! 20 Dec 2011
By Jaidis Shaw - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Railroad! Volume One: Rodger Dodger by Tonia Brown is a unique steampunk western serial novel that will keep you coming back for more. The reader is introduced to Rodger Dodger, a man with a past that he can't wait to forget. In an attempt to leave his old life behind, he decides to apply for a security job. Upon arriving to the Sleipnir, Rodger starts to question if he should take the job when he is confronted by the man who placed the help wanted ad, characters that aren't as they appear, and the majestic Sleipnir.

Hieronymus J. Dittmeyer is not only eccentric but the creator of the extraordinary Sleipnir - a steam powered train that does not need tracks to run because she has the ability to lay her own tracks. With an invention so unique, there are several people that would love to have the Sleipnir for their own and Hieronymus will do anything to protect her.

Add one of a kind characters such as Mr. Torque and Ched, and the Sleipnir is a guaranteed wild ride. If you love westerns, especially with steampunk elements, do yourself a favor and lose yourself in the western world that Tonia Brown has created. If you aren't familiar with steampunk, be sure to read Railroad! first as Tonia Brown will instill the love of steampunk in your heart forever. Board the train and let the adventure begin!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Doubleshot Reviews book review 3 Nov 2011
By HeadshotHeather - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Railroad Volume One: Rodger Dodger is one of my first forays into the world of steampunk and if this is what steampunk is all about I LOVE IT! The characters created by Tonia Brown are fantastical and vivid...highly entertaining. Rodger Dodger is exactly the type of person you think of when you read his name, but maybe with a slight more compassionate quality then his name might suggest. Professor Hieronymus J. Dittmeyer, well, just his name is loveable, but he's that quirky professor you wish you had in college, but never was lucky enough to end up in his class. Highly intelligent, kind and considerate to a fault, but with that eccentric quality that makes him just plain likeable. Ched, the engineer is right up my alley, too for reasons that you will have to read to determine. Rodger, Dittmeyer and Ched are not the only characters in Railroad Volume One: Rodger Dodger, there are other lifeforms in this tale of the odd and amusing, but the Sleipnir could be viewed upon as a character. She is a magnificant wonder of the modern world and is able to run without tracks to wherever location the Professor deems worthy of an adventure.

Set in the Old West, Railroad Volume One: Rodger Dodger has that feel of ever present danger of a gunfight just about to happen as a tumbling tumbleweed rolls past. The combination of the Old West with it's saloons, steam trains, Colt revolvers and the out of this world abilities of the Sleipnir and her crew make this a highly imaginative and entertaining read. Seriously, I could not put it down and I CANNOT WAIT for Volume Two...did you hear that, Mrs. Brown? ;)

Obviously, I definitely recommend Railroad Volume One: Rodger Dodger to purchase and read multiple times.
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