Review: Fun in the Freezing Yukon
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
I read the first Flash Gold novella – Flash Gold – some months ago, and although I really enjoyed Kali and Cedar, the two leads, I got sidetracked by other books - a lot of them Lindsay Buroker's, I might add. But then I heard Lindsay was bringing out Flash Gold VI, so I got my butt into gear, down loaded Hunted and Peacemaker, and read the whole series in one sitting.I loved it. Kali is such an unassuming heroine - a tinkerer with a love of airships and a penchant for blowing things up. Did I mention this series is written by Lindsay Buroker? Yeah, I know. Like all her books, expect lots of fast-paced, fiery steampunk action with things exploding around you.Kali inherited an alchemical wonder called Flash Gold from her father, which she intends using as a fuel source for her airship - designed to get out of the freezing Yukon for once and for all.Trouble is, there are a lot of nasty bad guys who also want to get their hands on her Flash Gold.Enter Cedar, her bounty-hunting, sword-wielding, self-appointed protector. But is he really on her side? You'll have to read the series to find out.Now, I'm not afraid to swoon over the odd hot actor – Johnny Depp, I'm looking at you. Book boys have also been know to send my hormones on a route march. Cedar from Flash Gold is one of those. Dang, I wish could meet this guy. He's just so . . .perfectly unperfect. Here's me fanning my face . . .Ah well, take a deep breath and wait for book four . . .So what are the first three novella's about?Book One: Flash Gold sees Kali entering a dog sled race in a steam powered dogless sled. Attracted by the plethora of unsavory characters hoping to bring her to a quick and nasty end, Cedar hooks up with her as an unpaid 'helper'. All does not go well for either of them. The book is imaginative and exciting – and has a totally unexpected ending.Book Two: In Hunted Kali and Cedar are up against a nemesis with some fancy killing toys Kali can only dream about. These prove a serious challenge to her plans to get airborne any time soon.Book Three: Peacemaker – my personal favourite. This one sees Kali and Cedar taking down airship pirates, fighting a psychotic rapist/murder/cutthroat, all the while dodging a bounty hunter after Cedar's gorgeous head – not even the scar on his face can mar the Cedar of my imagination. Brilliant stuff.My thoughts . . . If you love steampunk action adventure with a smattering of romance, then you will enjoy the Flash Gold Chronicles. For me, the series is a five star read