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- Publisher: CollinsVoyager; Special deluxe ed edition (9 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007312725
- ISBN-13: 978-0007312726
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
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Praise for Stephen Hunt: 'A ripping yarn ! the story pounds along ! constant inventiveness keeps the reader hooked ! the finale is a cracking succession of cliffhangers and surprise comebacks. Great fun' SFX 'An inventive, ambitious work, full of wonders and marvels' Lisa Tuttle, The Times 'The characters are convincing and colourful, but the real achievement is the setting, a hellish take on Victorian London ! the depth and complexity of Hunt's vision makes it compulsive reading for all ages' Guardian 'Wonderfully assured ! Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it to them with a sardonic wit and carefully developed tension' Time Out 'Studded with invention' Independent 'Rich and colourful ! keeps you engrossed ! a confident, audacious novel' SFX 'Like a magpie, Stephen Hunt has plucked colourful events from history and politics and used them for inspiration ! Hunts tells his full-blooded tale with lip-smacking relish, revealing a vivid, often gruesome imagination ! The Court of the Air brims with originality and, from the first, its chase-filled plot never lets up' Starburst 'To say this book is action packed is almost and understatement ! a wonderful escapist yarn! Definitely a book to take with you on a long flight' Interzone
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`Wonderfully ASSURED ... Hunt knows what his audience like and gives it to them with A SARDONIC WIT and carefully developed TENSION'
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This book is the third in a series of loosely connected novels, all set in the land of "Jackals". Set in the distant future, long after an ice age has wiped out many forms of technology, almost everything runs on steam power (almost like victorian times, but with more advanced technology), even a sentient robotic race who are rather aptly named the "Steammen". The land of Jackals is being invaded by a brutal enemy determined on sucking the very life force out of the Earth.
Our heroes must use their scientific knowledge, as well as their ability to tap into the leylines of the planet, to fight the enemy, and to travel to a mysterious moon which has suddenly appeared above the world to see if they can get any help to defeat the enemy.
The storyline itself is fairly solid, keeps you on the edge of your seat, and doesnt take too long to get going. You don't need to have read the first two books in the series to follow, but it does help as you understand the background better.
The only fault I found with all the books in this series is that the characters seem to get into what seem like life-ending situations, only to get out of them again too often. They seem to be extraordinarily lucky!
This is otherwise a brilliant read, with seldom a dull moment!
Our heroes must use their scientific knowledge, as well as their ability to tap into the leylines of the planet, to fight the enemy, and to travel to a mysterious moon which has suddenly appeared above the world to see if they can get any help to defeat the enemy.
The storyline itself is fairly solid, keeps you on the edge of your seat, and doesnt take too long to get going. You don't need to have read the first two books in the series to follow, but it does help as you understand the background better.
The only fault I found with all the books in this series is that the characters seem to get into what seem like life-ending situations, only to get out of them again too often. They seem to be extraordinarily lucky!
This is otherwise a brilliant read, with seldom a dull moment!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The reviewers complaining that this is the third in a trilogy are rather missing the point - throughout, this has been a world that bombards the reader with strangenesses. You don't have to like them all, and I don't, but as with Mieville I'm happy to float along through the book for the odd neatly turned phrase or appealing minor character (though it feels a lot more ragged than Mieville). The prose has a certain poetry and certainly it's gripping and unlike anything else I have read, with odd, frenetic changes of pace.
Hunt could do with either writing his major characters better or giving us a lot less of them. Blacky is just very annoying. Purity, Coppertracks and Molly are ciphers. With minor characters regularly appearing, intriguing and dying within fifty pages, one wonders why the leads are still alive anyway.
The liberal plundering of European history under different names - you either love it or you hate it. I'll be buying the next one.
Hunt could do with either writing his major characters better or giving us a lot less of them. Blacky is just very annoying. Purity, Coppertracks and Molly are ciphers. With minor characters regularly appearing, intriguing and dying within fifty pages, one wonders why the leads are still alive anyway.
The liberal plundering of European history under different names - you either love it or you hate it. I'll be buying the next one.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The action in this third volume of Hunt's Jackelian sequence takes place on an epic scale, with the world of Jackals menaced by something nasty from Out There. Even the meddling Court of the Air can't help (indeed, I wonder if, after this, we will hear any more of the Court?)
For those who haven't read the previous volumes, The Court of the Air and The Kingdom Beyond the Waves it might be best to do so before reading this, as there is a lot of backstory. But you will want to move onto this one quickly! In summary: The Kingdom of Jackals exists on a far future Earth - or so it appears - and is at loggerheads with its deadly rival, revolutionary Quatreshift (think late 18th century- early 19th century Britain and France). Defended by its trusty fleet of airships, Jackals expects to win the day. But dark forces are at work. The technology is steam driven, the politics are very pre Reform Act "Roast Beef of Old England", the invaders are Wellesian.
In this installment, we find out much more about Jackals' past, and meet again the main characters from "The Court of the Air" many of whom were elsewhere in "Kingdom Beyond the Waves". As always, the story is frenetic and filled with ideas, an excellent read. My only reservation - and it is a small one - is that the sheer amount of "placement" necessary to get everyone arranged in this story, and the scale involved, rather dulls the narrative. Whole nations (and the Court of the Air) are ravaged by the invader before the main narrative really begins. Epic journeys take place between chapters. Molly and Jared rub shoulders with governments and join in an immense scientific project to save Jackals. It all gets rather breathless. That's the first third of the book.
Then it slows down, and a more familiar, and compelling, Huntian narrative commences - including derring do, treachery, last minute escapes, mind boggling technology and (not, I hope, too much of a spoiler) ultimate triumph.
Highly recommended.
Stop press: Secrets of the Fire Sea has been announced for next February.
For those who haven't read the previous volumes, The Court of the Air and The Kingdom Beyond the Waves it might be best to do so before reading this, as there is a lot of backstory. But you will want to move onto this one quickly! In summary: The Kingdom of Jackals exists on a far future Earth - or so it appears - and is at loggerheads with its deadly rival, revolutionary Quatreshift (think late 18th century- early 19th century Britain and France). Defended by its trusty fleet of airships, Jackals expects to win the day. But dark forces are at work. The technology is steam driven, the politics are very pre Reform Act "Roast Beef of Old England", the invaders are Wellesian.
In this installment, we find out much more about Jackals' past, and meet again the main characters from "The Court of the Air" many of whom were elsewhere in "Kingdom Beyond the Waves". As always, the story is frenetic and filled with ideas, an excellent read. My only reservation - and it is a small one - is that the sheer amount of "placement" necessary to get everyone arranged in this story, and the scale involved, rather dulls the narrative. Whole nations (and the Court of the Air) are ravaged by the invader before the main narrative really begins. Epic journeys take place between chapters. Molly and Jared rub shoulders with governments and join in an immense scientific project to save Jackals. It all gets rather breathless. That's the first third of the book.
Then it slows down, and a more familiar, and compelling, Huntian narrative commences - including derring do, treachery, last minute escapes, mind boggling technology and (not, I hope, too much of a spoiler) ultimate triumph.
Highly recommended.
Stop press: Secrets of the Fire Sea has been announced for next February.
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