Review: Surprising, Suspenseful, Kept me Guessing Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2012
This is the second of the "steamwork chronicles" and Sten, a human clone abnormality, is aboard an airship that Captain Kaysana is piloting. Sten is a  frankenstruct and feared by the general population because his kind is prone to violence and a destructive anger response which usually leads to them being euthanized.When the crew of the "Art of War" airship get infected by the zombie F virus and turn on the captain Sten saves her and carries her off to safety little knowing that Kaya hates his kind more than most and doesn't appreciate that he rescued her much less that she has a physical response to him that she can't control.This story is a steampunk book so the combination of 19th century technology and fashion with an erotic tag are different but that is probably why this story had such appeal for me. The sci-fi quality of the story had that suspense factor that had me reading cover to cover in a marathon reading session. The central characters were well written and had a sexual tension relationship that I love to see between the H/h. I really was drawn to the Sten character who had an ongoing internal fight to suppress his genetic violent nature in the face of a planet wide invasion of men turned zombies who were out to kill him and Kaya.It is not possible to give a summary of the many directions this book took me on. Just when I thought I could see the direction the story was going in the author literally pulled the rug out from under me. This is a book that will keep you guessing. And the BDSM themed erotica scenes are like the icing on the cake. For the animal lovers there is a pet wolf, a rainbow bird, and a metallic snake that add a lot to this story and one of them have become a personal fav that I hope will come back in future installments of this series.If you have never read a steampunk book this author is one to start with. This book, although the second in the series, can be read as an standalone.