Book Four of The Great Iron War, Landquaker delves into mysticism and the power of nature, while playing out a mixture of Mad Max meets WW2, but in the 1800s, with The Terminator reliving his role as the Conductor.
The Copper Vixens play such an important role in this installment; its endearing and violent. Jacob and Whistler, although in the thick of things, take a back seat from the spotlight.
Rommond shines more, but this is still more of an action-mission story.The pace is fairly quick and the line between man and machine isn't as black and white as it should be. Magic/mysticism, to me, came out of left field. Sure, there have been references before - but the whole angry machine bit took some getting used to.
I hope you enjoy the bounty hunter.
Quick recap - The Resistance is enjoying their latest victory, but a massive railgun can put an end to that. Outnumbered, the crew enlist help from some new allies and go on the offensive once more against the Iron Wall. 4 of 5 Stars. Author provided copy From the Publisher:
The Resistance has barely nursed its wounds from the recapture of Blackout, and it is now looking to another, tougher target: the massive steam-powered railway gun known as the Landquaker. They call the vast railroad the Iron Wall, and that mounted barrel is its only sentry. It does not need another. Blackout was a sitting duck, but the Landquaker is a moving target, and not only one that shoots back, but one that shoots first. The Resistance turns to old allies and new friends, from the land-loving tribes to the land-roving biker gangs. It will need every soldier it can muster. The Landquaker was designed with a singular purpose: a monstrous gun to hold back a multitude of monsters. Except this time the multitude mans that weapon, and in its hands the land is not the only thing that will quake.
