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Steal the Sky
by Megan E. O'Keefe
O’Keefe, Megan E. Steal the Sky. Scorched Continent No. 1. Angry Robot, 2016.
I quite liked O’Keefe’s most recent book, Velocity Weapon, so I thought I would dip into her debut novel, Steal the Sky, which shows her ability as a world-builder. The story is a little bit steam punk—at least there are lighter than air machines. It is a little bit paranormal fantasy; certain people are sensitive to a material that makes lighter-than-air travel possible. It also makes several other paranormal or quasi-magical abilities possible. The rulers struggle to keep the sensitives under their thumbs mining the magic stuff without developing their abilities very far. Our protagonists, meanwhile, work to free the minors in a style that resembles a traditional pirate tale. An interesting read, taken all in all.
I quite liked O’Keefe’s most recent book, Velocity Weapon, so I thought I would dip into her debut novel, Steal the Sky, which shows her ability as a world-builder. The story is a little bit steam punk—at least there are lighter than air machines. It is a little bit paranormal fantasy; certain people are sensitive to a material that makes lighter-than-air travel possible. It also makes several other paranormal or quasi-magical abilities possible. The rulers struggle to keep the sensitives under their thumbs mining the magic stuff without developing their abilities very far. Our protagonists, meanwhile, work to free the minors in a style that resembles a traditional pirate tale. An interesting read, taken all in all.