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Pax Britannia: Time's Arrow (Pax Britannia: Ulysses Quicksilver)

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Pax Britannia: Time's Arrow (Pax Britannia: Ulysses Quicksilver)

Gareth Lyn Powell

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Work Information

Ack-Ack Macaque is a work whose outline can be traced through award records and bibliographic sources.

Ack-Ack Macaque is a work by Gareth L. Powell. It can be introduced as a story whose appeal lies in its premise, character relationships, and the emotional movement suggested by the award record and bibliographic sources. Bibliographic identifiers were checked against Amazon Japan, NDL Search, and publisher or bookseller information, and only identifiers tied to a standalone book or paperback are recorded.

Review Summaries

  • Reader response focuses on the premise and narrative voice. Some comments value its accessibility and emotional tone, while the public record is limited enough that the assessment is kept cautious.

Book Information

Publisher
Abaddon
Published
2012-11-13
Pages
256 pages
Language
英語
Size
12.7 x 2.03 x 19.84 cm
ISBN-13
9781781080634
ISBN-10
1781080631
Category
洋書/Science Fiction & Fantasy/Science Fiction/Adventure

Paris. City of lights. City of lovers. City of dreams. Yet if one man gets his way its inhabitants will soon be forced to endure a nightmare such as they have never known. But dandy detective and Hero of the British Empire Ulysses Quicksilver is determined to get in his way; although he has problems of his own to deal with first before he can try to rescue the French capital from its earth-shattering fate. Arriving at a murder scene – with the dead man's blood on his hands – Ulysses is forced to go on the run, so that he might track down the real killer. His intention: to clear his good name, and get back to England in one piece and as quickly as possible; for the love of his life is about to take a most ill-advised trip to the Moon. But that might be easier said than done, for the terrorist known only as `Le Papillon' is preparing to bring chaos to the capital. When a butterfly flaps its wings, a wise man prepares for stormy weather. And with Ulysses Quicksilver involved, it's bound to be the worst storm on record.

Jonathan Green is well known for his contribution to the Fighting Fantasy range of adventure gamebooks as well as his novels in Games Workshop's world of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. He is the creator of the world of Pax Britannia. www.paxbritannia.com

Reviews

  • still got it

    very good, everything you expect from Ulysses Quicksilver.

  • Back on form

    I'd fancied the series had been flagging a bit lately, and I was starting to lose interest in the the Steampunk genre in favour of the latest fantasy fave-rave, i.e. the Rivers of London series, when this arrived through the letter box.I have to say the lad is back on form again, and I look forward to more of the same.The plot? well there's another super-villain or two, a super-heroine, more marvelous machines, monsters, death and destruction, and temporal confusion.In short, the mixture as before. Buy some!

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