Monday, February 18, 2013

Gears of Wonderland

Title ~ Gears of Wonderland
Author ~ Jason G. Anderson
Publisher ~ Jason G. Anderson
Published ~ 11 October 2011
Genre ~ Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Steampunk

My Rating ~ 4 bites out of 5


James Riggs is a guy letting his boss and his fiancĂ© boss him around. One evening his fiancĂ© gets upset about a chess set he purchased when he promised to give up the ‘silly game’ and then his boss calls to tell him he has to cancel his planned vacation to come into work and cover for him. She kicks him out and he walks to his old friend’s apartment to stay the night there. However, just after he gets there a strange man comes to the apartment, murders his friend then chases James out to the street where a yet another strange man in a white suit grabs him and sends him down a hole into Wonderland. That’s when things get even stranger.

James is now in Wonderland, but in a very different one than Alice was in. The Knave of Hearts has taken the throne, conquered the other kingdoms and is mass-producing stream-powered machinery. Steampunk Wonderland has emerged, but James arriving from Otherworld has thrown a massive spanner in the works.

I haven’t read Alice in Wonderland in um, *cough* many many years (let’s leave it at that) and I haven’t watched the Disney® movie since the kids were little, so many of the references to the original book were probably lost on me. However, I do remember enough to know that this book is a clever take of a favorite tail. Well-written and fast-paced, with a twisty plot, interesting world and likeable characters, I enjoyed this book very much.

*Many thanks to the author for providing me with a review copy. Please see disclaimer page.

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