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Once upon a time, I read a book about magic and murder and kissing and grammar.
It was funny. It had moments of darkness. It had excellent world-building, as Victorian reality collided with one of the best designed and most "commonsense" magic systems I've ever encountered. The murder mystery was intriguing. And the characters, all of them, were works of art.
The book is called Death By Silver, by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold. If you like steampunk, gaslight, magic, murder, kissing or grammar (or all of the above), then this is the book for you. And if you go through that link, which is to Book Depository, there isn't even shipping. :)
It was funny. It had moments of darkness. It had excellent world-building, as Victorian reality collided with one of the best designed and most "commonsense" magic systems I've ever encountered. The murder mystery was intriguing. And the characters, all of them, were works of art.
The book is called Death By Silver, by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold. If you like steampunk, gaslight, magic, murder, kissing or grammar (or all of the above), then this is the book for you. And if you go through that link, which is to Book Depository, there isn't even shipping. :)
