Fields of Air

A Steampunk Adventure Novel, plus Bonus 3-Hour Prequel Devices Brightly Shining

By: Shelley Adina

Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers, but heiress Gloria Meriwether-Astor is finding it difficult to forgive him. After all, how many young ladies of her acquaintance will inherit wealth, beauty, and a legacy of arms dealing? Now the Royal Kingdom of Spain and the Californias is about to declare war on the Texican Territory and Gloria simply will not allow it.

In company with Alice Chalmers and the crew of Swan, along with a lost young Evan Douglas seeking to make reparation for his own sins, she takes to the air. Her intention - to stop the train carrying the final shipment of monstrous mechanicals into the Wild West. But they should have known that making a deal with air pirate Ned Mose in exchange for his help could never end well.

Includes Devices Brightly Shining, a bonus three-hour prequel to Fields of Air!

©2017 Moonshell Books, Inc. (P)2017 Moonshell Books, Inc.

Beware! Not a standalone

Lovely and enjoyable steampunk adventure / romance, but it is not a standalone at all and so is a poor choice as "included"

Great series!

I listened to the first 10 on Audible. This review applies to the entire series.

I just binge listened to the entire Magnificent Devices series on Audible (how else to spend 12 credits?).

I look forward to, “Fields of Iron” and “Fields of Gold” being released in audio format. Other than the fact that the reader cannot do a decent American accent, they are fabulous. I do not fault that as most people in England would say the same about an American doing their accents. 🤣

I appreciate the author keeping this series fun and clean. (Though there is war violence) I love steampunk but have a hard time with the pervasive sexuality of so many series. I don’t need the selacious to distract from writing ability, story line, character development.

I highly recommend this series.

Too Much!

I thought I ought the first book of a new series. Basically it's not the first book of a new series. it's a continuation of another series. one of which I have not read and probably wont.

Steampunk goodness

I was pleased with this book. I like the characters and the setting is interesting. As this is my first foray into this series, I am very interested in checking out the books that came before this. The narrator did a good job as well.

If you love women’s fashion this is the book for you

OMG so much time spent on what all the ladies are wearing or could have been wearing. Felt like the story could have been moved along so much further in 9 hrs, oh yeah it was a 3 hr novella and a 6 hr story. So not much time for events to occur. So many times wanted to give up on the story because felt nothing was happening. I don’t want to be all negative there was a story but felt it could have been moved along more instead of ending on a cliff hanger. I can’t recommend.

Painful

Clearly I should have sampled this before I chose it. I’m returning it after the first minute and a half. Both the dialogue and accent are truly painful. I have no idea about the story.