Rude Mechanicals (2007)

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Joseph and Lewis are immortal cyborgs working for the 24th Century Company as retrieval experts in saving artifacts that might be lost in the mists of time. This novella is a perfectly charming farce revolving around a lost diamond and the staging of an elaborate production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream in the Hollywood Bowl.

Although the story is slight, I have to praise Subterranean Press for producing a beautiful book filled with inventive illustrations by J. K. Potter. For lovers of Kage Baker's writing, this is definitely a book worth owning. ( )

Hijinks ensue as Facilitator Joseph and Literature Preservation Specialist Lewis attempt to perform their jobs of historical preservation for their employer, Dr. Zeus, while working on Max Reinhardt’s 1935 film production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. ( )

An entertaining and pretty light hearted story. A odd couple of time travelling retrieval specialist cyborgs are hanging out in the earlish Hollywood time period, doing a job or two for clients of the Zeus organisation.

This mostly involves the more serious one bailing out the rapscallion parter, and lots of avoidance of canines and mortals, as necessary.

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