Bookworm Speaks!Worldshaker by Richard Harland ****Steampunk is considered to be alternate history by many of its enthusiasts and it is. It describes an age of the past that diverted from our own timeline into a different time. Often times there is tipping point that branches one timeline from th...
Bit of an odd book, very different to what I expected from the cover and blurb, which made it out to be terribly grim and serious. The first three quarters of the book were very silly and farcical, an over-the-top parody of Victorian customs and social mores. It dragged on a bit but it was fair...