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My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“Steampunk is...a joyous fantasy of the past, allowing us to revel in a nostalgia for what never was. It is a literary playground for adventure, spectacle, drama, escapism and exploration. But most of all it is fun!”



Dean F. Wilson, an Irish author, pens his latest steampunk book, Lifemaker, which happens to be the second book in The Great Iron War series. Having read the previous book, which is about two factions in a different planet- Regime- the one supporting the demons instead of human births and the Resistance- the one who keeps up the human race and fights for the destruction of a drug named, Hope, but now the situation gets complicated as the Resistance try to get away the plunges of the enemy deeper into the ocean.



Synopsis:

The Regime is on the hunt, forcing the Resistance to take refuge aboard the Lifemaker, an advanced submarine that houses a special cargo: a handful of women who are can give birth to human children.

To evade the Regime's own submersibles, all parties must work together, but tensions are high, and not everyone on board is looking out for the greater good.

As they descend into the deeps, they quickly learn that not all monsters work for the Regime.

In the previous book, there was a war, and the Resistance, now in this book, takes shelter and refuge on a scientifically-developed-and-advanced submarine called, Lifemaker and only a select few women are allowed to give birth in the depths of the ocean. But it is very unclear whether everyone who are risking their life for Resistance are true to who they claim to be or may be not.

To understand the story better, you must read the first book in the series, which was equally brilliant like this one. But the author brings back the events of the previous book in sketches. I loved the progress of the story, right from the beginning there was lot of tension and violence and to minimize that effect, he introduced a myriad cast of bright and lively characters. The writing is absolutely fantastic and the book proves to be engaging from the very first page. The tension surrounding the identity of the traitors aboard the submarine is really high and that gives a good pace to the book.

The writing is descriptive and the plot is layered with some lighter-tone moments amidst of the violence and chaos inside the submarine. The visual imagery of the background and the moments are quite evident from his style of writing. The characters are really great, everyone with their own motive, safe-guarding their secrets and feelings. The central character, Jacob is back with a saint-like demeanor and devoid of his badass nature that he harbored in the previous book. The author in fact delves deeper in to the roots of the character to make us see the connection between every other characters, thereby making us contemplating with them.

The chemistry between Taberah, the gutsy and secretive woman, and Jacob is really powerful, I mean literally, fighting with each other yet with a passionate intensity. In a nutshell, this book is compelling right from the beginning and I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in this series, where a new adventure awaits us.

Verdict: I dare you to take this action-packed adventure trip in the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean.

Courtesy: Thanks to the author, Dean F. Wilson, for giving me an opportunity to read and review his book. 

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Author Info:
Dean F. Wilson was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1987. He started writing at age 11, when he began his first (unpublished) novel, entitled The Power Source. He won a TAP Educational Award from Trinity College Dublin for an early draft of The Call of Agon (then called Protos Mythos) in 2001.

He has published a number of poems and short stories over the years, while working on and reworking some of his novels. The Call of Agon is his first published novel.

Dean also works as a journalist, primarily in the field of technology. He has written for TechEye, Thinq, V3, VR-Zone, ITProPortal, TechRadar Pro and The Inquirer.
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