Also picked up Mainspring by Jay Lake
Mainspring killed me. Of course, I didn't really care for his winning Writers of the Future entry either. Haven't read anything else by him. Mainspring is all about the world and the newness factor, and so in that way it's more a Science Fiction book. The story was lacking. The ending doesn't tie anything up either. It was extremely frustrating.
I picked it up mainly because I read
Green and loved it, and also because I'm making an attempt at writing a novel with Steampunk-ish aspects. I'm basically picking up every novel in the genre I can find, both for enjoyment and for research. I know there's a second book in the series, so if the ending doesn't satisfy me I'll give the sequel a shot and see if that ties up anything.
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann. Have read the first few pages of the latter, but not far enough to know for certain if I like it or not.
Awesome, awesome novel. Sherlock Steampunk. I imported book 2 from england. George Mann is, uh, the man...his newest novel (being released shortly), GHOSTS OF MANHATTAN is awesome too.
SERVANT OF A DARK GOD is a very cool book. It has flaws, but it is good. Book 2 is already much better (i've read a 1/3rd of it), but of course you will have to wait until the Fall for its release.
I'll be honest and admit something you've probably heard many times before. I picked up
The Affinity Bridge based off the review on your site. I'd been looking for more Steampunk to read, and saw the review the first time I went to the site. Since you guys had already shown excellent taste (meaning taste like mine) with other reviews, I went with it. I'm only about three or four chapters in, and I love it already.
Servant of a Dark God is very cool, but the flaws in the writing style (which shouldn't really count as flaws, I suppose, but I digress) tend to stand out to me quite a bit. I think it's the writer in me, and because I usually read it before bed, after spending several hours writing. It's not nearly enough to make me put it down, though, and I have read far worse novels in terms of writing style. The plot and characters hooked me and hooked me deep from the first chapter.