Iron and Blood: A Jake Desmet Adventure (Jack Desmet Adventure)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781083118 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Martin is the bestselling author of The Chronicles of The Necromancer series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven & Dark Lady's Chosen ) from Solaris Books and The Fallen Kings Cycle (The Sworn and The Dread) from Orbit Books. Martin fell in love with fantasy and science fiction when he was a teenager. On the rare occasions when Larry isn't working on book-re
. Martin is the bestselling author of The Chronicles of The Necromancer series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven & Dark Lady's Chosen ) from Solaris Books and The Fallen Kings Cycle (The Sworn and The Dread) from Orbit Books. Larry N. After a twenty-five year career in Corporate America, Larry started working full-time with his wife, author Gail Z. Martin fell in love with fantasy and science fiction when he was a teenager. On the rare occasions when Larry isn't working on book-related things, he enjoys pottery, cooking and reading. Martin and discovered that his writing and editing skills transitioned well to fiction and that he had a knack for storytelling, plotting and character development as well. While Iron and Blood is their first official collaboration, readers have benefited from Larry's contributions on several earlier works. About the Author Gail Z
But when their latest commission leads to Jake’s father’s murder, the three friends are drawn into a conspiracy where dark magic, industrial sabotage and the monsters that prey on the night will ultimately threaten not just New Pittsburgh, but the whole world.. Jake Desmet and Rick Brand travel the world to secure treasures and unusual items for the collections of wealthy patrons, accompanied by Jake’s cousin, Veronique LeClerque. Born from the ashes of devastating fire, flood and earthquake, the city is ruled by the shadow government of The Oligarchy. Adven
Wendell said Entertaining Steampunk. Iron & Blood is another genre blender story from Gail Z. Martin; this time with Larry Martin as co-author. The novel reads very much like a traditional murder mystery except that it is filled with magical creatures, ghosts, witches, zombies, steampunk airships, and tesla rays, and is set in the alternate history city of New Pittsburgh circa 1898.The main protagonists of the tale are Jake Desmet and Rick Brand, hei. "Fun Steampunk Adventure" according to Audiobook Addict. **Reviews courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy**IRON & BLOOD has it all. It’s an excellent murder mystery novel filled with steampunk airships, vampire witches, clockwork zombies, tesla rays, and much more, all thrown into an alternate history taking place in New Pittsburgh.IRON & BLOOD had an Indiana Jones meets James Bond feel. A lot of the book revolves a couple of lost ancient artifacts that Jake and his. Action Driven J. Jones Iron and Blood is an action driven story filled with magic, great inventions, ghosts, vampires and witches (most who are male). While the action does drive the story there are a whole cast of characters who are part of the action.Rick Brand and Jake Desmet are a big part of the story line and the action. For everything to work there has to be world building and back-story. The story line helps with the world build