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| Title | : | Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay #1) |
| Author | : | Chris Wooding |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 380 pages |
| Published | : | June 18th 2009 by Gollancz (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fantasy. Adventure. Fiction. Pirates. Science Fiction Fantasy |
Chris Wooding
Paperback | Pages: 380 pages Rating: 3.97 | 8540 Users | 1052 Reviews
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Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn't just a nuisance anymore - he's public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don't. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he's going to have to catch the real culprit. He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons. It's going to take all his criminal talents to prove he's not the criminal they think he is ...
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| Original Title: | Retribution Falls |
| ISBN: | 0575085150 (ISBN13: 9780575085152) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tales of the Ketty Jay #1 |
| Characters: | Darian Frey |
| Literary Awards: | Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (2010) |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 8540 Users | 1052 ReviewsAssess Containing Books Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay #1)
An entertaining and fun beginning to a steampunk fantasy series filled with great characters.A few months ago when I finished Woodings newest book, The Ember Blade, my review was flooded with comments along the line of I cant wait for this one. I loved his Tales of the Ketty Jay series! and because I absolutely loved The Ember Blade, knowing that theres so much love for Woodings previous series immediately seal the deal that I MUST give this series a try; and Im glad I gave it a go.RetributionWhen they accidentally blow up The Ace of Skulls, and with it, the archduke's son, in a misguided act of piracy, Darian Frey and the misfit crew of the Ketty Jay wind up in the soup. Their salvation seems to be the mythical pirate port, Retribution Falls. But can they reach their safe haven before they wind up dead?Retribution Falls is one of those books that's hard to classify. At first glance, it might be called steampunk, but it's more like fantasy with an odd tech level. There are airships
ladies, gentlemen, we're out of here! your boss is upstairs, and only mildly wounded. go help him if you have the inclination. you'll also notice the house is on fire. make of that what you like. hello and welcome to the stage of darian frey, captain of the airship Morally Grey, I MEAN, the ketty jay!the cover of this book promised me gritty, arctic steampunk. the blurb of this book and its glowing reviews promised me a dysfunctional, fucked-up airship crew with dubious loyalties who dabble
Retribution Falls took me on a journey where I was continually required to reevaluate everything-- from the story itself, the world in which it takes place, and not the least, the characters. Great worldbuilding, and surprisingly multi-faceted characters who seemed to be archetypes, but proved to be much more. It was complex, intriguing, and ultimately very enjoyable.Reviewed for Bitten By books. http://bittenbybooks.com.
I wanted to try steampunk genre for a long time. To be honest this isnt my first steampunk read. Ive read Senlin Ascends a couple of months ago and even though it had some steampunk elements and steampunkish vibe I wouldnt label it as a steampunk novel per se. That label belongs to Retribution Falls; a full blown steampunk adventure.Youre probably asking yourself how can I assume the role of the expert on the field and label this or that if this is my first read of that kind. Well, youre right.
I had lot of fun. First book of Tales of Ketty Jay offers fun adventure and interesting set of characters. Bunch of misfits and renegades, all of which get their fascinating backstories revealed.The reason why this book isn't getting higher rating is that most of aspects of it are just "good enough". It had strong Firefly vibe all wraped in interesting steampunk setting but writing falls bit flat. There was no witty banter and fun quotes, in fact there was no dialog or monologue would remember
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