In a London ruled by blue-blood vampires who control a
clockwork army, humans must submit to the tyranny of the
Echelon. Lena Todd thought she wanted the safety and
glamour of a life among the Echelon, but trading in the
hazardous life of the Rookery for the dangers of court is
simply submitting to a different form of slavery. Unwilling
to submit, Lena becomes a perfect spy for the Humanists
against the Echelon, but does she really know what type of
people she's gotten herself mixed up with?
Being a verwulfen is illegal in England, but Will Carver's
looking to change that. The Echelon has asked Will for his
services in persuading the Norwegian clans of verwulfen to
ally themselves with England. In exchange for Will's help,
verwulfen will be legal citizens and they will no longer be
enslaved and pitted against each other for entertainment.
Will must protect this alliance from all threats, including
the Humanists and the delectable Lena Todd.
HEART OF IRON by Bec McMaster is the second book in the
London Steampunk series. I loved Kiss of Steel, the first
in the series, and I had high hopes for HEART OF IRON. Ms.
McMaster did not disappoint. While, the world is
sufficiently built in both novels that you can read them
separately, they are even better together.
Let me just say how much I love the world Bec McMaster has
created in this series. It's rich in details and complexity
but still remarkable easy to slip into. One of my biggest
pet peeves about fantasy novels of any sort is the overload
of unnecessary details when creating the world. Too many
names and places and creatively naming objects and
everything gets jumbled and confusing. The London Steampunk
series thankfully avoids this trap. McMaster doesn't skimp
on the world building but it all makes sense and is paced
evenly throughout the novels. There are none of those long
passages describing the history of the world I usually feel
inclined to skip over.
This richly complex world allows the build-up of tension on
multiple levels. There's the larger cultural and political
tension that comes from class struggles, but the tension
between Lena and Will practically sizzles off the pages.
This pair absolutely knows they can never be good for each
other, but their desire can't be denied. Every time they're
together there's a wickedly delightful spark. Will was my
favorite character in Kiss of Steel and his character
evolution in HEART OF IRON only made him better.
HEART OF IRON by Bec McMaster is a fantastic addition to
the London Steampunk Series. If you're a little hesitant to
jump into the fantasy of steampunk, don't be. It's an
amazingly rich genre and Bec McMaster delivers not only an
amazing world but amazing characters with depth, passion,
and loads of sex appeal.
Lena Todd is the perfect spy. Nobody suspects the
flirtatious debutante could be a rebel against London's
vicious elite—not even the ruthless Will Carver, the one man
she can't twist around her little finger.
Will Carver, is more than man, he's a verwolfen and he wants
nothing to do with the dangerous beauty who drives him to
the very edge of control. But when he finds Lena in
possession of a coded letter, he realizes she's in a world
of trouble. To protect her, he'll have to seduce the truth
from her before it's too late.
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