Signal Airship, 1: The Guns Above (Paperback)

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This science fiction thriller was a true delight! It was fun, fast paced, and I adored the heroine. Padma Mehta's a crotchety union rep dreaming of retirement and her plans to buy a distillery. But for her dreams to come true, she needs to get thirty-three more people for her head count. Which me...

from Shrike58

I know that gunpowder fantasy is a thing but if we don't have gunpowder punk yet this might be the the first book of its type. Yes, there are steam-powered dirigibles in this work, and the author's efforts at making her technology have verisimilitude is what makes this novel sci-fi, but this work...

from bookappeal

Josette Dupre is tough and smart and I look forward to reading more about her adventures. Steampunk detail became monotonous for me but the amusing tone and entertaining characters were more than enough to carry this story. Surprisingly incorporates a reflective look at the realities of war that ...

from ladycato

While a tad slow to start, once the engines get revving in this military-steampunk adventure, they really get going. The airship details and battlefield tactics have a fascinatingly realistic feel that reminded me of fantastic flintlock fantasy novels like those by Brian McClellan and Django Wexl...

from JJbooklvr

Military fantasy is not normally something I pick up. I am so glad that I did decide to give this one a try. Josette and Bernie are such great characters. I loved the way they played off of each other. Military fans will love the descriptions of the Mistral and how airships work. We also get some...