New Amsterdam (2007)

Actually 3.5 stars...

Very interesting read, very entertaining and engaging characters, and I loved the writing style. I don't know, but it seems to have been written as a series of stories in an monthly magazine. Each story was complete in itself, but each story also built on the previous ones. Not your typical book, in that there wasn't a feel of reaching a momentous climax...more a series of smaller climaxes. That's the only reason I didn't rate it as 4 stars. I want to read more by this author. Her mastery of fascinating characters is such a pleasure, and her prose is so subtly sensual. ( )

Alternate History,Vampires,Witches,North America

http://tamaranth.blogspot.com/2013/04/201308-new-amsterdam-elizabeth-bear.html ( )

Political intrigue, dirigibles, magic, alternate history, monsters, twisty multi-layered backstory--what more could you want? ( )

I'm sick to death of vampires, but I love Elizabeth Bear. Guess which one wins? ( )