Steam and Sensibility
Written by: Kirsten Weiss
Series: Sensibility Grey
Paperback: 234 pages
Publisher: misterio press; 1 edition
Publication Date: March 17, 2014
Rating: 4 Stars
ISBN-10: 0985510390
ISBN-13: 978-0985510398
Genre: Steampunk | Young Adult
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Steam rising. California Territory, 1848. Gold has been discovered, emptying the village of San Francisco of its male population. Steam-powered technology is still in its infancy. At 19, Englishwoman Sensibility Grey has spent her life tinkering in her father’s laboratory and missing the finer points of proper British life. But when her father dies in penury, she’s shipped to San Francisco and to the protection of an uncle she’s never met.
The California Territory may hold more dangers than even the indomitable Miss Grey can manage. Pursued by government agents, a secret society, and the enigmatic Mr. Krieg Night, Sensibility must decipher the clockwork secrets in her father’s final journal, unaware she’ll change the world forever.
Magic, mayhem, and mechanicals. STEAM AND SENSIBILITY is a pre-Steampunk novel of paranormal suspense set in the wild west of the California gold rush.
My Review:
Steam and Sensibility by Kirsten Weiss
Steam and Sensibility is a fascinating steampunk mystery set during the California gold rush.
Sensibility Grey is a 19 year old woman from England who has been left destitute by her father’s death. Hoping for a fresh start, with her uncle in mind to become her protector, Sensibility heads to the California territory by ship. Her uncle is of course no where to be seen... Once there, a master plot slowly unfolds making Sensibility question her father’s choices and leaving her to her own wits…fighting for her life.
While the California Territory, without solicitation, Mr. Kreig Night takes on the role of Sensibility’s protector…even though she doesn’t know who she can trust.
I found Steam and Sensibility a fast pace and fun steampunk read. It brings in elements of magic, machinery and manacle plans of world domination. (Cue the evil laugh) I enjoyed this story and hope there is more to come of Weiss’s Sensibility Grey world.
I received this copy of Steam and Sensibility from Kirsten Weiss in exchange for a honest review.
