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City of the Saints #4
Teancum
Edgar Allan Poe is at death's door. He, Richard Burton, and their companions lie imprisoned in the cells of the Madman Pratt as he prepares to launch his air-ship fleet to bombard the Great Salt Lake City.
Meanwhile, Sam Clemens and Brigham Young race across the Salt Lake Valley in the carriage of a Mexican Strider, desperate to get out the message that Young is not dead, and the victim of a coup.
War threatens; battle erupts; the phlogiston guns begin to fire. Can the heroes avert disaster, and will any of them survive?
Teancum is Part the Fourth of City of the Saints, a four-part steampunk gonzo action adventure tale.
Meanwhile, Sam Clemens and Brigham Young race across the Salt Lake Valley in the carriage of a Mexican Strider, desperate to get out the message that Young is not dead, and the victim of a coup.
War threatens; battle erupts; the phlogiston guns begin to fire. Can the heroes avert disaster, and will any of them survive?
Teancum is Part the Fourth of City of the Saints, a four-part steampunk gonzo action adventure tale.
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First published September 29, 2012
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D.J. Butler
85 books266 followersD.J. Butler (Dave) is a novelist living in the Rocky Mountain west. His training is in law, and he worked as a securities lawyer at a major international firm and inhouse at two multinational semiconductor manufacturers before taking up writing fiction. He is a lover of language and languages, a guitarist and self-recorder, and a serious reader. He is married to a powerful and clever novelist and together they have three devious children.
Dave is published by Baen, Knopf, and WordFire Press. He writes adventure fiction for all ages. He writes for young readers under the name Dave Butler: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Read about D.J. Butler’s writing projects at http://davidjohnbutler.com.
Dave is published by Baen, Knopf, and WordFire Press. He writes adventure fiction for all ages. He writes for young readers under the name Dave Butler: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Read about D.J. Butler’s writing projects at http://davidjohnbutler.com.
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October 28, 2012
It took me far too long to read the latest installment novella in the City of the Saints. There was more action than in previous installments, but it felt slow.
After having read the entire story now, I think there is clear potential in the idea. I think the author missed the mark by narrating from so many character perspectives. Even when narrated from the third person, you should feel the difference in the characters' personalities when they're the focal character, and that didn't happen.
The book feel prey to the self-pubbed stereotype of no editorial oversight to keep story arcs reigned in. It would have also been nice to invest in at least a proofreader to whittle out all the grammar and spelling errors.
After having read the entire story now, I think there is clear potential in the idea. I think the author missed the mark by narrating from so many character perspectives. Even when narrated from the third person, you should feel the difference in the characters' personalities when they're the focal character, and that didn't happen.
The book feel prey to the self-pubbed stereotype of no editorial oversight to keep story arcs reigned in. It would have also been nice to invest in at least a proofreader to whittle out all the grammar and spelling errors.
December 15, 2014
City of the Saints is the only Mormon Steampunk series I've ever heard of. It's four e-books, or one giant paperback omnibus. The characters are fun and compelling. The plot is an intricate pretzel of politics. Best of all, it's crammed from beginning to end with neo-Victorian machines, which I love. A true Steampunk tale, it has both fantasy and retro-sci-fi in an inextricable braid. I highly recommend it to anybody who is willing to mix whimsy with Utah history and many new shades of color to beloved historical figures. If you can handle Eliza R. Snow as an assassin, then you will not be able to tear yourself away from this incredible, "scientific romance."
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