The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter

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I've had a bit of a hit or miss history with steampunk, but The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter was certainly a hit. It's a fast paced start to a series taking place in an alternate timeline where all new technology was outlawed by the all powerful Patent Office. With technology stagnant, societal more...

from tldegray

3.5/5 stars. A bullet-catcher is, in the parlance of this time and place, a circus performer, a magician, a member of a traveling show. And Elizabeth is the daughter of one. After her family's show was stolen from them by a corrupt nobleman, Elizabeth fled the kingdom and, in order to live on her...

from Shrike58

On one hand, I'm impressed with the author's exercise in world-building and that's what makes this novel special. On the other hand, perhaps I'm just a little bored with female characters tied down by stupid gender conventions in quasi-Victorian realities; even if that's what is necessary to give...

from bell7

Elizabeth Barnabus is living a double life, at night as her "brother" who works as a detective, by day a respectable if eccentric young woman living on a boat and giving a friend lessons in law. When the Duchess of Bletchley offers her money to find the duchess's brother, Elizabeth agrees in orde...

from stefferoo

Angry Robot is making a comeback this fall with a couple of great titles, and The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter is one gem that is deserving of a lot more attention. I really had no idea what I was in for going into this book, but even before the beginnings of the story was revealed to me, I found my...