Review: Perils of steampunk computations
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
In a world where steam tech is king, there is plenty of dangers. With no child labor laws or protections for workers, there will be injuries. When those children are maimed, they end up in places like St. Aggies. The man who runs this home for injured children believes beating those in his care will make everything run smoother. But the latest injured youth doesn't agree. Monty takes matters into his own hands and now the children of St.Aggies find themselves in charge of their own fates.This was a cool mix of what might have been and what shouldn't have been. Where business rules and the workers pay the consequences. Those who have been mangled and discarded are not always ready to be swept aside.The kids are very inventive and rise to the occasion in this story. It makes you remember that not everything was so great in those times we so often romanticize.This was a free preview with just one story from the collection. I would say it did a good job of making me want to check out the rest of the collection.