Black Mercury

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eBook, 245 pages

English language

Published March 7, 2013

ASIN:
B00C0QUXZE
4 stars (1 review)

A steampunk fantasy adventure brimming with wit and fun.

Caspar Goldstein: a rich, charming steamcar racer with a slight morality problem.

Clara Koh: a smart, impoverished engineer-in-training with big dreams.

He can’t help getting into trouble. It’s her unhappy job to get him out of it.

When a mysterious substance known as black mercury arrives on the scene, Cas purloins some, because of course he does. With its power to supercharge his autocarriage, he’s guaranteed to win the coveted Eisenstadt Cup. But soon he’s got bigger problems, because that’s not all the black mercury can do.

Over confident and under prepared, Caspar makes an easy mark — and he’s up against the deadliest of assassins and thieves. Can a ragtag team of drivers and engineers survive, or will this adventure end in disaster?

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reviewed Black Mercury by Charlotte E. English (The Drifting Isle Chronicles)

A fast paced adventure in a cool steam-industrial town

4 stars

The story starts up a little slow but suddenly things start happening, and a real adventure starts. It felt like at about the same time the characters came alive as well. Although the first chapters weren't all that promising, I ended up enjoying this thoroughly.

The Drifting Isle Chronicles is a shared steampunk world, where multiple authors have written their books. This was my first encounter, and I'm looking forward to reading the others as well!

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