Review: Railroad! Volume One: Rodger Dodger (a steampunk western)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
Dodger answers an ad to work as security on a railroad line. Thinking it will be no be deal he shows up for his interview to see a train like nothing he has ever seen before. After some crazy occurrences he walks away thinking to never step foot on that train again. But somethings are harder to let go of, such as an amazing pair of guns that come with a strange side effect and a desire to know more.I really liked this book, I love steampunk and I'm used to it always being part of the Victorian Era and it was nice to see it take place in a western setting. I have a soft spot for gunslingers, and Dodger is one of my favorites. He has a past and I'm am very interested as to all the details of it. The crew on the line is extremely weird, I liked the Doc a lot and he is exactly what I would expect from someone that made the train. I want to know more about all of them, and can say that my only complaint is that the book was to short. Though it did end at the perfect spot.I also like how the way the train works was explained. The best part in my opinion was when they met up with the bandits, there are some funny lines in there. I'm hoping more will be explained about them in the next book. I want to know exactly what they are and how they came to be.Would I recommend it? Yup, I'm going to start looking into the next book to come.