The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats
Mark Hodder
4/5 stars
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In this sixth and final volume of the Burton and Swinburne series, Burton is retrieved from his death bed in our line of history, and taken to the alternate steampunk universe to help his friends find the missing inventor, Babbage. The very history that Burton risked his life to change is now becoming a reality as he must fight against technologically-enhanced aristocrats, sadistic enemies, and an artificial intelligence gone rogue.
Hodder has an amazing talent for creating a realistic alternate universe with believable crises. This novel, while at times too philosophical, wraps up the series nicely with an exciting, complex plot and wonderful, multidimensional characters. Overall, this steampunk fantasy series is a winner and comes highly recommended.
(previous reviews are
here,
here,
here,
here and
here.)
