Also, if it’s an alternate reality, I don’t see what it’s alternate to. Not so good points: I can’t see any science fiction or fantasy either one in this book. They’re pretty much down and out by the end of the book, but it’s clear that Cordelia, at least, is going to be real trouble for the bad guys. The story gets increasingly more gripping as the fascist’s plot advances and the main characters end up fighting for life and liberty.
We get to feel the early spring breeze, smell cologne and sweat mingled at the club, walk in a carpet of cherry petals in the park and even catch the butcher-shop scent when the dead bodies start to pile up. This book feels like the 1930s or 40s, and it’s notable for its detail and sensuality. Is there any way to stop the fascists and preserve Amberlough City? Can Cyril save himself, Cordelia and his lover Aristide? Can he even protect himself? Returning home, he breaks off his affair with Aristide and takes up with Cordelia, a stripper at the cabaret, trying to carry off a plan. He’s forced to make a deal with fascists agents planning to take over the government. Cyril’s boss pulls him off the desk to take over an emergency assignment, and his cover is blown before he even gets started. Since a mission gone wrong, he’s been working a desk at headquarters in Amberlough City and enjoying a torrid affair with cabaret performer and smuggler Aristide Makricosta. This review contains spoilers.Ĭyril DePaul is from a wealthy family and works as a spy for the government of Amberlough. Book 2, Armistice, is due on May 15, 2018. Presumably this is going to be an ongoing series, as it’s described as book 1 in the Amberlough Dossier. It’s billed as “vintage alternate reality” and was published by Tor.
This novel is a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award.
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