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rebus's review
2.75
The editor of this volume ludicrously claims that this 1973 series prefigures steampunk by almost 10 years, which is completely counterfactual because not only is this NOT steampunk, but the steampunk movement did not become present until the late 90s or early 2000s and was not an outgrowth of the cyber-punk of the mid to late 80s, but a reaction to it. The simple fact of the matter is that this and all other novels about the age of steam are simply historical novels and not some movement that had people longing for a simpler and better golden age (as was clearly happening when the bearded hipster douches of the late 90s began their bizarre affectations).
What is ultimately boring about this work is that it's just another tale of bored, spoiled, entitled rich kids being able to pursue whatever 'dreams' they may have had because they had unlimited bank accounts and too much time on their hands.
Thus, it is more of a Cervantes-like picaresque leading up to the great war, which Brindavoine himself sees as nothing more than a political cash grab, displaying some anarchist ideas, and the author also makes some subtle digs at the evil that is religion in the second piece, but despite the nice design and line work, it simply isn't very intellectually or emotionally gratifying.
What is ultimately boring about this work is that it's just another tale of bored, spoiled, entitled rich kids being able to pursue whatever 'dreams' they may have had because they had unlimited bank accounts and too much time on their hands.
Thus, it is more of a Cervantes-like picaresque leading up to the great war, which Brindavoine himself sees as nothing more than a political cash grab, displaying some anarchist ideas, and the author also makes some subtle digs at the evil that is religion in the second piece, but despite the nice design and line work, it simply isn't very intellectually or emotionally gratifying.
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