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Just read Cinder Spires book 2 and these books are a Steampunk sequel to Stephen King's "The Mist." (lemmy.starlightkel.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/sciencefiction

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No really, these books are what you get if you answer the question "What if after the Mist came, the surviving humans rebuilt a Steampunk civilization with magic airships and uplifted cats?"

I was gonna say this is now my head canon, but I actually think he's so obvious about drawing the connections in this book it's a little beyond head canon.

Anyway, since I feel sure it will come up if I start a conversation about these books on Lemmy, feel free to use the space below ↓ to hate on Jim Butcher for his MenWritingWomen problems... They're real and they bug me too. They just don't stop him from telling a fun and engaging story, which this was for me.

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[–] Zonetrooper 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely enjoyed the first one, didn't notice any problems with it myself. What was remarkable to me, is that he manages to make the three-dimensional combat easily follow-able, something I see a lot of authors struggle with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There was a bit less airship combat (although it's still definitely a thing, especially toward the end) in book 2. Two REALLY epic duels though. The duels were so good, when I got to the end of each one I went back and reread it from the beginning.