If you'll forgive the aside, I'll keep it brief: I've read a great deal of Stephen King in my time. It's not a bad book, let me be clear, not by any stretch of the imagination - in fact, it's a great deal of fun - but Priest's latest endeavour suffers from enough niggling issues that any interested parties would be best advised to understand the nature of this novel before placing their orders. Not quite. For all the choice quotes that adorn its excellent Jon Foster cover, Boneshaker falls somewhat short of the hype. The Speculative Scotsman, on the other hand, does not. Take Cory Doctorow, Warren Ellis and blogging geek god Wil Wheaton - they all love it. What with strong word of mouth and the exceptional power of a few recommendations from other genre authors, Cherie Priest's Boneshaker has, since its release in 2009, gotten itself quite the reputation.
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