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Power under Pressure by Andrew P. Mayer, The Society of Steam #3 The Society of Paragons is one – destroyed from within by traitors and enemies. With the death of the Industrialist and the rebirth of the Iron-Clad as a monstrous half-human creature known as “The Shell”, Lord Eschaton now has almost everything he need to cover the world in fortified smoke and rebuild it in his image – everything except for the mechanical heart of the Automaton. The device is nearer than he knows. Just across the East River, hiding in a Brooklyn junkyard, Sarah Stanton is trying to restore the mechanical man to life. But before she can rebuild her friend, she must discover the indomitable power of her own heart and save herself. Only then will she be able to fore a ragtag group of repentant villains, damaged Paragons and love-mad geniuses into the tram of hers known as “The Society of Steam”. Power under Pressure is the third and final book in the Society of Steam trilogy. The first...

 Sir Dennis Darby has been murdered, the Automaton has been destroyed, and Sarah Stanton has turned her back on a life of privilege and comfort to try and find her way in the unforgiving streets of New York. But Lord Eschaton, the villain behind all these events, isn't finished with her yet. His plans to bring his apocalyptic vision of the future to the world are moving forward, but to complete his scheme he needs the clockwork heart that Sarah still holds. But she has her own plans for the Automaton's clockwork heart—Sarah is trying rebuild her mechanical friend, and when she is attacked by The Children of Eschaton, the man comes to her rescue may be the one to make her dreams come true. Emelio Armando is a genius inventor who had hoped to leave his troubles behind when he and his sister left Italy for a life of anonymity in the New World. Now he finds himself falling in love with the fallen society girl, but he is rapidly discovering just how powerful the forces of v...

With the Review Round-up  posts I try to capture the best books that I have read those months. Since I read about 20 books minimum each month and in the majority of the cases there are many books that I really enjoyed. But I am trying to narrow this down to a top 5 books for each month that are not per se my most highest rated books but they can also be extraordinary books of self published authors where they dare to engage into new idea's. Looking back at the genres that I read in November it again spans out over a many different genres: Steampunk, Epic, Sci-Fi, Urban, Young Adult, Horror, Historical Fiction. I had the chance to pick up one of the most unexpected  My top 5 of the November books are (not in this order): 1. Blood and Feathers (Solaris)  by Lou Morgan 2. The Falling Machine (Pyr)  by Andrew P. Mayer 3. Babylon Steel by (Solaris)  Gaie Sebold 4. Tomorrow the Killing  (Hodder and Stoughton)  by Daniel Polansky 5.  Phoenix Risin...

In 1880 women aren’t allowed to vote, much less dress up in a costume and fight crime… But twenty-year-old socialite Sarah Stanton still dreams of becoming a hero. Her opportunity arrives in tragedy when the leader of the Society of Paragons, New York’s greatest team of gentlemen adventurers, is murdered right before her eyes. To uncover the truth behind the assassination, Sarah joins forces with the amazing mechanical man known as The Automaton. Together they unmask a conspiracy at the heart of the Paragons that reveals the world of heroes and high-society is built on a crumbling foundation of greed and lies. When Sarah comes face to face with the megalomaniacal villain behind the murder, she must  discover if she has the courage to sacrifice her life of privilege and save her clockwork friend. The Falling Machine is the debut book written by Andrew P. Mayer and the first book in the Society of Steam series. I have always found steampunk a very interesting genre an...