Dreams of the Damned: A Steampunk Mystery (Galvanic Century Book 4)

Dreams of the Damned

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Nov 25, April rated it really liked it. A new steampunk mystery novel, the author takes into a world many years ago.

Murder, mystery and clues that go completely away from what you expect. Almost reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel. The ignorant women of that time were anything but and very intriguing. I really did like the way this book unfolded and could actually see it happen as I read. Slightly graphic but in general a very good read.

Jan 19, Nervavels rated it it was amazing. I really enjoyed the characters' development. I love James, who is pretty much Aspergers and smart as a whip. I love Aldora, who is a dream. And Alton, who figures out who he is along the way. Feb 06, Natalie rated it liked it Shelves: Not what I was expecting..

This was a short suspense story that wasn't very suspenseful. A for effort though. Robin rated it it was amazing Mar 21, Beth Thorman rated it it was amazing Jan 02, David E Sharland rated it really liked it Nov 29, Andy rated it it was amazing Mar 21, Dom Wakeling rated it really liked it Feb 20, Rachel marked it as to-read Nov 04, David King marked it as to-read Mar 02, Melissa Bryan marked it as to-read Aug 07, Justin marked it as to-read Apr 07, Jahleesu marked it as to-read Dec 27, Matthew George marked it as to-read Jun 25, Matthew Mcguinness marked it as to-read Dec 22, Diane Koch is currently reading it Aug 03, TalesfromTheEV added it Apr 06, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

Michael Coorlim is a teller of strange stories for stranger people. He collects them, the oddballs. The mystics and fire-spinners, the sages and tricksters. He curates their tales, combines their elements and lets them rattle around inside his rock-tumbler skull until they gleam, then spills them loose onto the page for like-minded readers to enjoy. He writes fast-paced stories about real people in Michael Coorlim is a teller of strange stories for stranger people. Some whisper that he may, in fact, be a wizard. He also writes the indie-focused book blog Book Nouveau.

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You submitted the following rating and review. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. Item s unavailable for purchase. Please review your cart. But former readers will be acquainted with the fact that Bartleby is now married to Aldora Fiske, so does she make an appearance? Of course she does And then Coorlim does what he always does, namely, put his characters in difficult situations. Difficult emotional situations, mind me.

In Coorlim's works, characters are not simply thrown into action scenes against clockwork automatons which they are, only not in this book or trying out strange galvanic contraptions which they do in this book: Because so far we only have got glimpses at many of the hidden aspects of the characters, and how their adventures keep making these resurface. This is possibly the aspect of Coorlim's writing I appreciate the most. Dreams of the Damned, however, has its flaws.

The greatest one, I think, is that I immediately guessed who the murderer was, and that part of the story was simply dedicated to waiting until the characters reached the same conclusions I did. Of course, it was a hunch, but in a sense, I was expecting a plot twist that never happened. One cannot have everything, I suppose. Still, Coorlim uses this part of the plot to introduce even more doubts and weaknesses into his characters, and I appreciate that.

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As a short novel, Dreams of the Damned is read in a couple of days -or even just an afternoon if one has the time- and offers great fun together with clever character development. In short, once again a fine offering by Michael Coorlim. I am happy to find indie authors with such a powerful output. I got this book as a gift over the holidays, but did not have time to read it until just recently.

Michael has a wonderfully descriptive writing style and a way with words.

Just like other books by this author, you are drawn in to the story right away and find it hard to put the book down. If you like steampunk, or any fiction for that matter, and you haven't read any Coorlim yet, you'll want to put him high up on your list of author's to try, he's certainly one of my favorites. You won't be disappointed. A new steampunk mystery novel, the author takes into a world many years ago.

Murder, mystery and clues that go completely away from what you expect. Almost reads like a Sherlock Holmes novel. The ignorant women of that time were anything but and very intriguing.

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I really did like the way this book unfolded and could actually see it happen as I read. Slightly graphic but in general a very good read. I really enjoyed the characters' development. I love James, who is pretty much Aspergers and smart as a whip. I love Aldora, who is a dream. And Alton, who figures out who he is along the way. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Learn more about Amazon Prime.

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