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A review by bookfessional
One Hell of a Ride by Seanan McGuire
3.0
Reviewed by: Rabid Reads
0.02 - One Hell of a Ride
3.5 stars
Jonathan Healy is traveling to his family home in Michigan via train with a Miss Frances Brown, the former star performer of a circus (former b/c Jonathan's dispatching of a Questing Beast left her without a circus in which to star). On the way, the train tears a hole in "reality's sock," taking them from their own America to an underworld dimension filled with hungry imps that enjoy surprised and hapless travelers as snacks.
Jonathan and Fran battle their way from one end of the train to the other, defending themselves and the few survivors they encounter with silver as they go, their ultimate goal to assist the conductor (should he still live) in achieving the momentum that will return them to their home world.
The conductor is both alive and (somewhat arbitrarily) a gorgon.
It is made clear that the railroad men know of the potential for tearing a hole into a parallel dimension but determined it more cost efficient to pay off survivors than take precautionary measures, such as outfitting the train cars with silver.
Damn the man.
Overall, a decent short, but throwing us into the middle of Jonathan and Fran's acquaintance leaves something to be desired.
0.02 - One Hell of a Ride
3.5 stars
Jonathan Healy is traveling to his family home in Michigan via train with a Miss Frances Brown, the former star performer of a circus (former b/c Jonathan's dispatching of a Questing Beast left her without a circus in which to star). On the way, the train tears a hole in "reality's sock," taking them from their own America to an underworld dimension filled with hungry imps that enjoy surprised and hapless travelers as snacks.
Jonathan and Fran battle their way from one end of the train to the other, defending themselves and the few survivors they encounter with silver as they go, their ultimate goal to assist the conductor (should he still live) in achieving the momentum that will return them to their home world.
The conductor is both alive and (somewhat arbitrarily) a gorgon.
It is made clear that the railroad men know of the potential for tearing a hole into a parallel dimension but determined it more cost efficient to pay off survivors than take precautionary measures, such as outfitting the train cars with silver.
Damn the man.
Overall, a decent short, but throwing us into the middle of Jonathan and Fran's acquaintance leaves something to be desired.