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The return of the discontinued man by mark hodder nook. A former bbc writer, editor, journalist, and web producer, mark left london, england, for valencia, spain, to destress. The two men are sucked into the perilous depths of this moral and ethical vacuum when lord palmerston commissions burton to investigate assaults on young women committed by a weird apparition known as spring heeled jack, and to find out why werewolves are terrorising londons east end. Hodders fifth burton and swinburne adventure after the secret of abdu elyezdi careens through a series of intentionally baffling false starts before soaring into a timetravelling expedition. Sir richard francis burton explorer, linguist, scholar, and swordsman. Burton and swinburne in the strange affair of spring. The usual superlatives for really clever fantasy imaginative, mindbending, phantasmagorical arent nearly big enough for this debut novel. The curious case of the clockwork man by mark hodder book. Since the assassination of queen victoria in 1840, a cabal of prominent menincluding king george v, hrh prince albert, benjamin disraeli, and isambard kingdom bru. History for literatureburtonandswinburneseries tv tropes. Burton and swinburne s second adventurethe curious case of the clockwork manis filled with eccentric steamdriven technology, grotesque characters, and a deepening mystery that pushes forward the threevolume story arc begun in the strange affair of spring heeled jack. The strange affair of spring heeled jack seizes the trend in an intriguingly weird story that turns history on its head, thanks to the inept bungling of a timetraveler who, in our world, was one of the most notorious urban legends of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Engineers transform the landscape with bigger, faster, noisier and dirtier technological wonders.

A former bbc writer, editor, journalist, and web producer, mark has worked in all the new and traditional medias and was based in london for most of his working life until 2008, when he relocated to valencia in spain to destress and write novels. Other attempts fail to catch the anthropology of the period, not this one of peasoup fog and canny chimney sweeps. Hodder has brilliantly combined various genre staples time travel, alternate reality, steampunk into something youve never quite seen before. Burton and swinburne s second adventure, the curious case of the clockwork man, is filled with eccentric steamdriven technology, grotesque characters, and a deepening mystery that pushes forward the threevolume story arc begun in the strange affair of spring heeled jack. Mark hodder investigators burton and swinburne return to africa to seek the source of the nile, a magic gem, and a way to fix history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Burton has a royal mandate to investigate strange happenings in londons infamous calderon district, including tales of werewolves and an apparition that has become known as. Although framed as an alternate victorian england, several of the books explore key historical events or phenomenon in british history, with the first case revolving around springheeled jack. Mark hodder is an english steampunk author, since 2008 living in spain.

The curious case of the clockwork man audiobook by mark. Mark hodder it is 1861, and albertian britain is in the grip of conflicting forces. The curious case of the clockwork man is the second book in the burton and swinburne steampunk series by mark hodder. Springheeled jack is the best book ive read in this quirky genre of ghouls, gears and goggles, steampunk. Burton and swinburne return for their final thrilling adventure. Algernon charles swinburne unsuccessful poet and follower of.

I had not yet compiled my steampunk book list, so i went in mostly in search of classic science fiction to get me started on exploring the genre from its roots. I wasnt expecting the book to be as good as the first, the strange affair of spring heeled jack. I recently moved to a small town, but i had high hopes for the public library because there are two colleges nearby. Expedition to the mountains of the moon ebook, 2012. The different personalities of the characters, although tied together by the common need for adventure, promises that whatever situations hodder. Sir richard francis burton, the kings agent, and his somewhat erratic assistant, the. I wasnt expecting the book to be as good as the first, the strange. Sir richard francis burton s expedition has returned from the future, bringing with it knowledge of technologies which must remain secret for history to follow its natural course. It was with a high level of excitement and healthy dose of trepidation that i dove into this book.

This novel is set in victorian london, in around the 1840s, and it depicts a number of real historical personages. The strange affair of spring heeled jack 1 a burton. In the strange affair of springheeled jack, sir richard and algernon are called to investigate springheeled jacks attacks on numerous women. A historical figure already larger than life, capt. The strange affair of spring heeled jack audiobook by.

The tale begins with his famous feud with john speke, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death. With this one book, hodder has put himself on the genre map. The curious case of the clockwork man burton and swinburne 8. The strange affair of spring heeled jack by mark hodder 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Hodders strange affair of springheeled jack features all of the above, and the tropes are paraded with distinctive flair. The series follows the adventures of two victorianera protagonists based on two historical figures, richard francis burton and algernon charles swinburne, in midlate 19th century london. As well as burton and swinburne themselves, for instance, the novel depicts queen victoria, florence nightingale, and charles darwin. Burton and swinburne had occupied a table in a dark. Burton and swinburne in the strange affair of springheeled jack.

The setting is more original than many ive come across in the genre. Steampunk urban fantasy altenate history series description edit sir richard francis burton, the kings agent, and his somewhat erratic assistant, the poet algernon charles swinburne, inhabit a world that isnt as it should be. Algernon charles swinburne 5 april 1837 10 april 1909 was an english poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. Twenty books wander between genres this month, from alternative histories to cozy paranormal mysteries.

Some months ago at work, a friend of mine and i got to talking about steampunk as a sub genre of science fiction, and, long story short, he recently lent me his copy of mark hodders 2010 novel the strange affair of spring heeled jack. But, as i combed the shelves mark hodders the strange affair of spring heeled jack jumped out at me. A lost aristocrat returns ten years after being lost at sea and instigates riots. The curious case of the clockwork man continues in steampunk victoriana with the escapades of sir richard francis burton, his assistant algernon charles swinburne and few of the other characters from spring heeled jack. Betrayed by one of their own, burton and swinburne watch in horror as the empires elite use this knowledge to secure their positions for all. Burton and swinburne s third adventure is filled with eccentric steamdriven technology, grotesque characters, and bizarre events, completing the threevolume story arc begun in the strange affair of spring heeled jack and the curious case of the clockwork man. I couldnt believe my eyes when i first read that this would be the end of this amazing series.