Jim Butcher
is one of my favorite author’s. I was first introduced through the short lived SyFy
TV series based on the on his Dresden Files series. That’s how I found out
about his books. So I got interested in checking out his new series, The Cinder
Spires.
This is his envisioned world of Steam
Punk. Ok, I’ll be honest, I heard the term before, but really had no idea what it
is. Classic steam punk are stories like H.G. Wells and the Time Machine, or
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
Traditionally it took place in Victorian
England or The American Wild West. A combination of those eras with sci-fi tech
and steam power used for instance in flying ships.
Butcher has created a world encompassed
with mist and the surface of the world is a very dangerous place to be. A place
where cats are much more than the rodent hunters and humans can be more animal
or something else entirely.
The start of this series doesn’t disappoint.
I don’t like to spoil anything, I try not to give detailed book reviews, but I
will tell you this : A mix match group of heroes are assigned to find out if there
is a double agent helping the leak information to the enemy. As the tale
progresses, one is on a wonderfully built rollercoaster, a tale with right
amount of character development, back stories, and dangerous adventure.
I listened to the audio book version of
this story. Once in a while I find it nice to have someone tell me a tale and I
loved the narrator’s voice.
Besides the Dresden Files: series about a
wizard detective, the first book is Strom Front. Codex Alera is his more traditional
fantasy series, it starts with The Furies of Calderon.
I can’t wait for the next Cinder Spires
book.
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