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Steamside Chronicles [Kindle Edition]

Ciar Cullen
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Emily Fenwick, formerly with the NYPD, is now the reluctant defender of 1890 New York. Unfortunately for Emily, who hates "the creepy stuff", she ignored her inner voice, went to a carnival in Central Park, and entered a Victorian tent in hopes a psychic would have some encouraging news about her woefully boring love life. The guarantee she received of meeting a tall, dark, and handsome stranger comes with a huge catch - he lives in an alternate dimension of the past.

Jack Pettigrew leads a quirky band of lost souls in a battle to save New York circa 1890. Nightmares have come alive and threaten to terrorize a fragile era. Jack leads the “punks,” who have been sucked back in time through a vortex. Each has a fleeting memory of their own death–or near death–and must determine for themselves why they have been chosen for this mission. Is Steamside their Purgatory? Could an Egyptian obelisk in Central Park be the cause of the time rift, or is Emily herself to blame for the goblins, zombies, and other nightmarish scenes plaguing them?

If the Punks want to return to 2010, they must ensure there’s going to be an 1891. If they conclude they’re really ghosts, then it might be time to party like it’s 1999.


Product Details

  • File Size: 335 KB
  • Print Length: 142 pages
  • Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC (August 6, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003ZSIBK0
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,885 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind story November 28, 2010
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Egyptology, steampunk, and time travel? I'm in!

This was such a special book and an absolute surprise. The premise was so unique, a great twist on steampunk. I even hesitate to call it steampunk. It has a world and characters and dystopian/utopian feel that's all its own.

Fen, an ex-cop, finds herself in a sort of limbo state between "Normal" - 1890s New York and "Steamside" a strange alternate dimension where nightmares attack at night. The Punks who are stuck in this limbo have to scavenge Normal in order to outfit themselves in Steamside. No one quite knows what they're doing there and they've banded together to form their own quasi-society under the leadership of charismatic Jack Pettigrew and his witty and astute, yet a bit spacey sister, Petti.

Wonderful speculative fiction. You'll find yourself trying to figure out the world along with Fenwick (Emily). The absolute beauty of this story is how it's written with so much ATTITUDE and cleverness. I loved Ciar Cullen's writing. Every scene was a treat. The emotional development between Fen and Jack is the most heart-rending and realistic I've read in a long time -- despite the very "unreal" setting. The romance will remind you of how vulnerable and obsessive and sometimes silly new love can be.

The story really defies description. Highly recommend this for readers of science fiction, steampunk, or anyone who likes to be a little adventurous in their reading. I can't wait to read more from this author.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Steampunk and time travel February 19, 2011
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This was a book that Amazon.com recommended to me, and since it seemed like it was going to be steampunk and time travel (and it was a little shorter than most) I was in.

There are however, some definite problems with the book. I was initially confused by the story. Emily Fenwick, who is a cop in 2010, finds herself pulled into 1890's New York. But there are two versions of the 1890's - Normal and Steamside. She meets up with a cast of characters there, led by Jack Pettigrew and his sister Annalise Pettigrew. While I often enjoy first person point of view, it kepts switching back and forth between Emily (Fen) and Jack (The Man) in a way that I had trouble tracking. And the names that they used to refer to each other also kept changing, which again caused me problems. And while I enjoy a good romance, the main characters relationship was very teen angsty, yet explicit, so I wouldn't quantify it as young adult.

But I really enjoyed the actual story. Are the characters time traveling, or are they in a limbo world or maybe even dead? Their ancestors become involved, as well as Howard Carter! So now we have added Egyptology to the steampunk and time travel - which I totally love. And I never felt like the characters were doing anything stupid - they were trying to figure out how to get back home - which helped me feel how it would be to live in their shoes.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A little bit of a lot of things November 22, 2010
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Steamside Chronicles was a little bit of a lot of things: a bit of 'time travel', a bit of steampunk, and a bit of romance.

Police officer Emily (Fen) Fenwick suddenly finds herself part of a group of individuals who have been pulled from the modern world and who now split their time between 1890's New York and the otherworldly dimension of Steamside where they must guard their fortress from physical manifestations of Nightmares. A relationship develops between Emily and Jack, who is 'the Man' in charge of the ragtag group of displaced-in-time 'punks' who make Steamside their home. But since both leads are somewhat of a mess due to their circumstances - the heroine being weepy as a result of the trauma of being torn from her normal life and the hero, suffering from insecurity as a leader who has no hope of bringing his people back home - there are moments when the relationship seems more suited to a YA story, despite some more adult intimacy that occurs between the pair.

Adding to my occasional confusion, the story is told from the first person point of view but switches back and forth between two narrators: Fen, and Jack. I don't have problems with first person narrations per say, but the switches weren't always obvious and it often took a sentence or two to determine whose head we were in. My favorite part of the book though were the supporting characters, Petti the hero's sister, Screw the inventor and Sweet Pea who is in charge of guarding Steamside were all intriguing.

Over all I liked Steamside Chronicles, it is a bit off-beat and surreal at times but I found that interesting.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Light fun
This book deserves 2.5 stars. It's not the worst thing I've read, yet it wasn't the best either.

The protagonist, Emily Fenwick, is a police officer who is suddenly... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Eliza V
1.0 out of 5 stars Arrrrrrgh! This is one of the most frustrating stories I've ever...
The adage: "write what you know about", can't be applied to this story; strongly enough! Despite the title, this IS NOT real steampunk! Read more
Published 11 months ago by ed glaser
2.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly meh...
For a book that is called the "Steamside Chronicles" and goes through all the trouble of dressing itself up as a steam-punk story there is an appallingly small amount of actual... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Androx
3.0 out of 5 stars "While I can't give the book an unequivocal recommendation as either...
Time is not on Emily Fenwick's side. In fact, it may just be out to get her. One minute she's a cop with the NYPD, the next she's sucked from the present day and thrust into the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Nix
2.0 out of 5 stars Dissappointed
This was the first Steam Punk style book I read and I was rather dissapointed. I muddled through the book waiting for a cohearent story to emerge but one never arrived. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Jennifer R. Reaves
1.0 out of 5 stars AWFUL book
I like steampunk. I really do. And since it isn't a big genre, I really wanted to like Steamside Chronicles. Unfortunately, I can't think of a single good thing to say about it. Read more
Published on May 23, 2011 by Science!
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for the Price
I loved this book. When I noticed the size of the file, I thought it wasn't going to be worth the $4.99 price. To me, if a Kindle book is going to cost more than say $2. Read more
Published on March 2, 2011 by Collegian Reader of Christian Fiction
2.0 out of 5 stars A Cheesy Romance Novel in Disguise
This book has its points, but not many, unless you are 15 years old. The main driver in the book is the lust between the two main characters Fen and Jack, and there is not much... Read more
Published on January 13, 2011 by Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
Once again, Ciar Cullen delivers. This one has a little different flavor that her previous books, but I'm never disappointed with her work. Wonderful!
Published on December 25, 2010 by JesterDala
4.0 out of 5 stars Romace Got In The Way
I think the romance got in the way of a very good story. I liked the characters & would like to see more of them in a future book. Read more
Published on November 16, 2010 by Ginny
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