The Gilded Scarab
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1632167727 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Returning to Londinium in late November 1899, he’s lost the skies he loved, has no place in a society ruled by an elite oligarchy of powerful Houses, and is hard up, homeless, and in desperate need of a new direction in life. In a city powered by luminiferous aether and phlogiston, and where powerful men use House assassins to target their rivals, Rafe must navigate dangerous politics, deal with a jealous and possessive ex-lover, learn to make the best coffee in Londinium, and fend off murder and kidnap attempts before he can find happiness with the man he loves.. Everything changes when he buys a coffeehouse near the Britannic Imperium Museum in Bloomsbury, the haunt of Aegyptologists. When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalide
Amazon Customer said Excellent Writer. Full confession first--this isn't my genre and I have no idea what readers of this genre expect. But if great writing, exciting action scenes and well-developed characters are your expectations, The Gilded Scarab will deliver. The dialogue is fresh, scene setting is expert and Anna Butler knows how to keep the pages turning. The world she creates feels real.. I loved the last hundred pages or so Wow, this is one of the hardest books to rate. I loved the last hundred pages or so. Really didn’t liked the first 100 or so and the middle, well parts were entertaining. Once I got past the first person narrative, something else I’m not fond of (blurb, doesn’t lead you to believe it is) and the story stopped being a “day in the life” type setting. We really started getting into a great story line. Rafe, an ex-aeronaut for Her Britannic Majesty was injured and now living back in Londinium. Just bought a coffee shop and is trying to stay out of Ho. Claire M. Johnson said Witty, smart, and a cracking good story. A treat to read!. What a great book! The dialogue is crackerjack, the world-building amazing, and the characterization fully developed. Imagine steampunk London run by a cadre of political houses, each vying for mastery over the other by any means possible. The scions of these houses are bound by the strict demands of their elders. Except for one. Enter one Rafe Lancaster, a former aviator, who has no interest in licking the boots of his house's elders and tries to keep them at bay with every ounce of cunning he possesses. This London doesn't like those who bend the rules. And Rafe Lancaster i