Waiting on Wednesday 01/01/20
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
The Sin in the Steel by Ryan Van Loan (July 21st, 2020 by Tor Books)
Happy new year! Looking back at my reading especially in the latter half of 2019, it appears I need to step up my consumption of Tor Books. But it’s looking like the publisher will be roaring back in 2020 with releases like The Sin the the Steel that sure know how to catch my attention. Steampunk fantasy and pirate adventures? Where do I sign up?
“A sparkling debut fantasy set in a diverse world, featuring dead gods, a pirate queen, shapeshifting mages, and a Sherlockian teenager determined to upend her society.
Buc and Eld: She’s a brilliant former street-rat, with a mind that leaps from clues to conclusions in the blink of an eye. He’s an ex-soldier, her champion and partner-in-crime. No…not in crime—in crime-solving.
In this fast-paced, action-driven, second world fantasy, the teenager and the veteran are the Holmes and Watson of a world where pirates roam the seas, mechanical engines can change the tide of battle, mages speak to each other across oceans, and earthly wealth is concentrated in the hands of a powerful few.
The Kanados Trading Company hires Buc and Eld to restore the flow of sugar—a source of power and wealth in Venice-like Servenza—from the Shattered Coast. Buc swiftly discovers that the trade routes have become the domain of a sharp-eyed pirate queen. All Buc has to do now is sink the Widowmaker’s ship.
Unfortunately for Buc, the gods have other plans.
Unfortunately for them, so does Buc.”
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The Venice- like setting and pirate action- definitely sounds like a good one.
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It had me at pirates 😀
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Great post!
Happy New Year!💕
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Happy new year!
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Happy New year, Mogsy
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Happy new year to you too 😀
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Holmes & Watson-like pair in a pirate-infested background? Sounds like fun!
Happy New Year! 🎉
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Nice pick! That’s a new to me one! I hope you enjoy it once you get to read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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We both picked this today! I just adore the cover art, and hopefully the story will be just as good.
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I love the synopsis, not so sure about the cover art though! The character’s dead eyes kinda scare me, lol!
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Tor sure has a lot of new authors every year! I haven’t heard of this one before but it sounds pretty cool! Thanks for sharing! 😀
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They do! Hit or miss sometimes, but I’m sure hoping this will be a hit!
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Man this sounds great! Gotta add it to the wishlist!
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This one seems really good, hope you enjoy!
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Happy new year
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Happy new year 🙂
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Wishing you the same and your family
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Hmmm, interesting 😀
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Ooh this sounds interesting (: I hadn’t heard of it yet either. Also Happy New Year.
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I’m hoping it’ll be good. And happy new year to you too!
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I really like the sound of this one and will make a note. Ta.
Lynn 😀
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