Published: February 28th 2015
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Steampunk
Pages: 366
Format: Ebook
In a world where lightning sustained the Roman Empire, and Egypt's vampiric god-kings spread their influence through medicine and good weather, tiny Prytennia's fortunes are rising with the ships that have made her undisputed ruler of the air.
But the peace of recent decades is under threat. Rome's automaton-driven wealth is waning along with the New Republic's supply of power crystals, while Sweden uses fear of Rome to add to her Protectorates. And Prytennia is under attack from the wind itself. Relentless daily blasts destroy crops, buildings, and lives, and neither the weather vampires nor Prytennia's Trifold Goddess have been able to find a way to stop them.
With events so grand scouring the horizon, the deaths of Eiliff and Aedric Tenning raise little interest. The official verdict is accident: two careless automaton makers, killed by their own construct.
The Tenning children and Aedric's sister, Arianne, know this cannot be true. Nothing will stop their search for what really happened.
Not even if, to follow the first clue, Aunt Arianne must sell herself to a vampire.
Outstanding.
This book shouldn't work. Vampires and mythology and a totally reimagined world with elements of steampunk. It shouldn't but it does. Everything fits together seamlessly thanks to Höst's superior storytelling. I thought the lore and world might be seriously confusing, but it wasn't - it took a bit to get into but I loved how complex it was.
The characters were great - Makepeace was my favourite, and I'm really hoping the sequel isn't all about the kids as it sounds because I NEED more Comfrey and Arianne.
This book combines good old fashioned adventure, mystery, and paranormal, and it is thoroughly entertaining. There's so much I could praise - the blend of mythologies, the interesting monarchies, the promise of DRAGONS, the mythical creatures, the automaton thing, the vampire bond, the family relationships. EVERYTHING is so good. But what really stands out is the writing. Probably one of the best written books I've read in a while.
If you like original worlds, entertaining fantasy, and character driven stories, you have to read Pyramids of London.
Characters ★★★★☆
Setting/world ★★★★☆
Writing ★★★★★
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