The Bookman Histories by Lavie Tidhar

The Bookman Histories is a series of steampunk style novels by Lavie Tidhar, written in a strong, stylish and very entertaining voice.

reviews in the series

Camera Obscura

by Lavie Tidhar

This is the second book in The Bookman Histories, the first being The Bookman and I would suggest you start with that first. Although Camera Obscura would stand alone you may find a few references confusing.

Once again Tidhar has constructed a masterpiece of a novel. His steampunk world where Lizards sit on the throne of England is deeply absorbing. This sequel is set mainly in Paris and once again the book is populated with well known characters from fact and fiction. There a...

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reviewed on Thursday 08 September 2011

The Bookman

by Lavie Tidhar

The Bookman is a steampunk-esq novel of victorian adventure meets history, technology and erm... books, written by the talented author Lavie Tidhar.

If the British Library was a living entity and, on wanting to write a book was told ‘write what you know’ then this is the book it would write.

The hero of the story is Orphan who is as his name implies. The setting a Victorian London like no one has ever known, populated by lizards and people, machines and living ro...

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reviewed on Saturday 05 February 2011