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London, 1865. There are many mysteries in this world that are yet to be resolved. Some of them, man was not meant to know . . . Scientist, inventor and occasional sleuth, Horatio Lyle, is a man of science - a man of reason. As such, he does not care for the Tseiqin and the strange, mystical enigma they represent. But when news reaches him of a plot to remove them - through the simple expedient of mass murder! - well . . . that presents a problem for a man of moral fortitude. A decent man. A man like Horatio Lyle . . . Leading his young friends, Tess and Thomas, and his faithful hound, Tate, into a series of the most appalling dangers, Lyle leaps to the rescue of his mortal enemies. But when the dust clears and the menace has been confronted, there remains one rather pressing question for occasional Special Constable Horatio Lyle: who's going to rescue him . . . ?… (mais)
‘The Doomsday Machine’ by Catherine Webb is marketed as young adult fiction aiming for roughly the same demographic as the last two or three Potter books. It is much more than that and marks the continued growth of a fine writer.
Set in mid-Victorian London the book, one of a series, follows the exploits of Horatio Lyle - Special Constable, inventor and adventurer - as he battles mustache-twirling baddies and the Tseiqin, a sort of elvish race living among us. Lyle is aided by Tess and Thomas, teenagers from opposite ends of the social spectrum who bring generally adult skills and courage to the proceedings.
Strong on narrative with a faintly Dr Who-ish plot mixing historical settings, science and aliens the story starts with action and doesn’t let go until the climax. This book is aimed at intelligent teenagers so is strong on narrative and incident weaker on characterisation and the inner self revealed. Webb has a very good turn of phrase in describing London and in evoking what it must have been like to live and move around in the city at that time.
I think the Tseiqin are a little too close to the Twilight vampires in their powers and interactions with humans, but this is still a read that will hold the attention of adults who like their historical fiction with plenty of action. ( )
Scientist, inventor, and sleuth Horatio Lyle is forced to save his mortal enemies, the Tseiqin, after learning of a plot to murder them all, and leads his young friends and faithful dog into grave danger on his quest to save the tribe.
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
To build the Machine, it took seven years, fifty-two scientists, nine eccentric inventors, three idiot geniuses let out of the asylum, two hundred and twenty-three labourers, forty-nine railwaymen with a grasp of steam technology, three barges of coal a day, ninety colliers to shovel it into the furnaces, several hundred thousand pounds levied from that year's import of opium into China, one man with a will sliced from silvery steel, and a gentleman with a thing for lightening storms.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
And though things might be bad, or have been bad, or may be bad again- as in all probability they will- just for now, in this moment they dance on, into the night.
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London, 1865. There are many mysteries in this world that are yet to be resolved. Some of them, man was not meant to know . . . Scientist, inventor and occasional sleuth, Horatio Lyle, is a man of science - a man of reason. As such, he does not care for the Tseiqin and the strange, mystical enigma they represent. But when news reaches him of a plot to remove them - through the simple expedient of mass murder! - well . . . that presents a problem for a man of moral fortitude. A decent man. A man like Horatio Lyle . . . Leading his young friends, Tess and Thomas, and his faithful hound, Tate, into a series of the most appalling dangers, Lyle leaps to the rescue of his mortal enemies. But when the dust clears and the menace has been confronted, there remains one rather pressing question for occasional Special Constable Horatio Lyle: who's going to rescue him . . . ?
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Set in mid-Victorian London the book, one of a series, follows the exploits of Horatio Lyle - Special Constable, inventor and adventurer - as he battles mustache-twirling baddies and the Tseiqin, a sort of elvish race living among us. Lyle is aided by Tess and Thomas, teenagers from opposite ends of the social spectrum who bring generally adult skills and courage to the proceedings.
Strong on narrative with a faintly Dr Who-ish plot mixing historical settings, science and aliens the story starts with action and doesn’t let go until the climax. This book is aimed at intelligent teenagers so is strong on narrative and incident weaker on characterisation and the inner self revealed. Webb has a very good turn of phrase in describing London and in evoking what it must have been like to live and move around in the city at that time.
I think the Tseiqin are a little too close to the Twilight vampires in their powers and interactions with humans, but this is still a read that will hold the attention of adults who like their historical fiction with plenty of action. (