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The Affinity Bridge

A Newbury & Hobbes Investigation

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The Affinity Bridge

By: George Mann
Narrated by: Simon Taylor
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Get ready to follow dazzling young writer George Mann to a London unlike any you've ever seen and into an adventure you will never forget, in The Affinity Bridge.

Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its people are ushering in a new era of technology, dazzled each day by unfamiliar inventions. Airships soar in the skies over the city, while ground trains rumble through the streets and clockwork automatons are programmed to carry out menial tasks in the offices of lawyers, policemen, and journalists.

But beneath this shiny veneer of progress lurks a sinister side.

Queen Victoria is kept alive by a primitive life-support system, while her agents, Sir Maurice Newbury and his delectable assistant Miss Veronica Hobbes, do battle with enemies of the crown, physical and supernatural. This time Newbury and Hobbes are called to investigate the wreckage of a crashed airship and its missing automaton pilot, while attempting to solve a string of strangulations attributed to a mysterious glowing policeman, and dealing with a zombie plague that is ravaging the slums of the capital.

 Alternate History Mystery Private Investigators Science Fiction Steampunk Feel-Good

Critic reviews

“Steampunk is making a comeback, and with this novel Mann is leading the charge….An engaging melodrama that rattles along at a breakneck pace.” —The Guardian

“Mann is at the forefront of the new generation of UK movers and shakers.Tremendous fun. Mann writes great chase scenes! [The Affinity Bridge] marks George Mann as a writer of enormous promise.” —SFRevu

“Excellent world building; captures the Sherlock Holmes feel; never a boring passage.A hugely entertaining book.” —SFSignal

“An enormous pile of awesome.” —Chris Roberson, World Fantasy Award Finalist and Sideways Award Winner

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The plot solution was very obvious as soon as the only two plot points were suggested.

Narrator has a distinctive voice and his character voices are distinctive. I just did not care for his voice and sometimes the s sounds blurred. This is a personal preference only.

The story wasn't bad, I really wanted to enjoy this more and I will try the next book to see if it gets better.

Predictable

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good story.
would like to hear more from the main characters.
and the story is well written.
recommend

Good Story

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George Mann's "The Affinity Bridge" was a real eye-opener for me. I am new to the steampunk genre and have been looking for books to read in order to quench that need. I have started several but became so bogged down in vampires and werewolves that I just stopped reading.

This book however is beautifully written. Yes, there are a few zombies, but they do not overwhelm the story. Mann captures the feel of the Victorian era with clever descriptions and remarkable characters. Maurice Newbury is quite a character in himself, rakishly flawed, but powerful in his determination to do right by the Queen and her country.

Veronica Hobbs is a force to be reckoned with. Headstrong, loyal, and as determined as Sir Maurice, they make an awesome pair.

Fighting against several unknown entities, Newbury and Hobbs are cast into a world of near chaos. They must discover if the forces at work are those of the dark forces, one of Newbury's weaknesses, or if something far more sinister is afoot.

With plenty of action, emotion, and a few good twists, "The Affinity Bridge" is one of my favorite steampunk novels so far. I can't wait to download the next one in the series.

As for the narrator, I normally don't prefer the male voices, but Simon Taylor has quite a talent. I think his performance of the various voices was quite exceptional and I will be looking for more books narrated by him. A damn good listen!

Really Really Really Good Listen

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I bought this title because I loved Doctor Who: Engines of War. This is very different! A secret agent for a Steampunk Queen Victoria solves incredible crimes with his equally intelligent, female assistant. The "Doctor Watson" role is filled by his friend at Scotland Yard. Why does Scotland Yard seem to have so many fictional foggy brained Chief Inspectors?

There is lots of gore, well and truly described here. I found I could not listen late at night if I wanted any sleep. But I couldn't stop listening because the characters were also well developed and the plot was engaging.

The narrator is particularly good at choosing voices, I thought. Some of them were not the voice I would have chosen and he whispers a lot for some reason, but he's the artist and I mostly forgot about him and let the story unfold in my mind - which is the hallmark of a good narrator.

One thing I found annoying, funny or interesting (depending on my mood) was the frequent moments when the narrator would suddenly emit 4 clicks and then repeat the phrase he had just finished. I think this must be an editing mistake. Someone was supposed to catch those and edit them out.

People who watch "Walking Dead" might live this. I'm still not sure whether the gore out weighs the really excellent plot and interesting characters

Zombies, Steampunk, Holmes and Feminists

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The story wasn't bad. A dark London dealing with advancing technology, ideas, and a zombie plague. It definitely ticked a lot of the steampunk/ gaslamp fantasy check boxes. It may be one of the few book I would have rather read than listened to. The narrator...... just didn't feel excited or in the mood. It was read, not really preformed. I may just be spoiled by some great performances but I had this on 1.5 near the end just getting the feeling of some energy.

kinda like Steampunk irobot

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