Age of Steam: Dead Iron (Series #1) (Paperback)

from lovejoy_rat

Steampunk western with a base in alternate US history. Lots and lots of fun with great original characters. My favorite types are represented well - the antihero, the strong female protagonist, the male hero who is much more than he seems... It started off a bit slow, and I had a hard time with t...

from RtB

Reviewer: Zita The old west during the age of steam. In this world people capable of creating both useful and decorative objects from gears, cogs, and wire are known as Devisers. In the east they are civilized and display their devices as the intricate works of art they are. In the west the rail ...

from DarkFaerieTales

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales Quick & Dirty: A true steampunk adventure where humans (and those a little less so) fight to stop a door from opening up to a world full of creatures bent on our destruction. Opening Sentence: Cedar had stared straight into the killing eyes of rabid wolves, hu...

from 4leschats

Cedar Hunt is a tortured man cursed as a werewolf. He is on the run in the American West just as steam machines are becoming commonplace. He finds himself in Hallelujah where Shard LeFel plans to bring the railroad as well as the demise of humanity. To stop LeFell will require Cedar to team with ...

from patrickgarson

Dead Iron has glints of promise, but large parts of the book feel like a calculated marketing exercise. The formulaic elements in plot, characterisation, and world-building excludes demanding readers from enjoying the book, and left me somewhat indifferent. Cedar Hunt is hiding out in rural Orego...