Pimp post! "All Men of Genius"
Normally, the fact that a RL friend got his very first book published this week wouldn't be something to post about, but being that it's a Shakespeare & Oscar Wilde inspired steampunk sci-fi novel about a kickass heroine sneaking her way into an all male college, I thought it might be relevant to some of my flist's interests.
And apparently I'm not just biased because it's my friend- Publishers Weekly said “(the author's) lighthearted debut puts a steampunk spin on the Victorian comedy of manners while sneakily critiquing the gender biases of both genres…Decommissioned robots, mysterious mechanisms, strange squid creatures, blackmail, and a number of vivid characters add up to a great deal of fun.”
I do not remember strange squid creatures from the draft I read a few years ago, so I am very excited to read the finished product. I mean, women being awesome, sci-fi, romance and robots is pretty much everything I want in a book. Also, I'm thanked in the notes for helping with his author photo. ;)
So yeah, if that sounds neat to anyone, there are more details on my friend's website, and the book is available on amazon.
And apparently I'm not just biased because it's my friend- Publishers Weekly said “(the author's) lighthearted debut puts a steampunk spin on the Victorian comedy of manners while sneakily critiquing the gender biases of both genres…Decommissioned robots, mysterious mechanisms, strange squid creatures, blackmail, and a number of vivid characters add up to a great deal of fun.”
I do not remember strange squid creatures from the draft I read a few years ago, so I am very excited to read the finished product. I mean, women being awesome, sci-fi, romance and robots is pretty much everything I want in a book. Also, I'm thanked in the notes for helping with his author photo. ;)
So yeah, if that sounds neat to anyone, there are more details on my friend's website, and the book is available on amazon.