Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)

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Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes Suddenly Frey isn t just a nuisance any he s public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down But Frey knows something they don t That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall If he wants to prove it, he s going to have to catch the real culprit He must face liars and lovers, dogfights and gunfights, Dukes and daemons It s going to take all his criminal talents to prove he s not the criminal they think he is Best Read Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1) By Chris Wooding For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I wanted to try steampunk genre for a long time To be honest this isn t my first steampunk read I ve read Senlin Ascends a couple of months ago and even though it had some steampunk elements and steampunkish vibe I wouldn t label it as a steampunk novel per se That label belongs to Retribution Falls a full blown steampunk adventure.You re probably asking yourself how can I assume the role of the expert on the field... You can t take the sky from meThis steampunk fantasy story starts with the captain of flying ship Ketty Jay and one of his passengers being politely interrogated about the launch code to operate his ship A gun against the head of one of the people in question makes a very convincing argument for cooperation all in all, not a very good beginning for the captain and people that ended up on his ship It only gets worse much worse If somebody asked me to describe the book in as few words as You can t take the sky from meThis steampunk fantasy story starts with the captain of flying ship Ketty Jay and one of his passengers being politely interrogated about the launch code to operate his ship A gun against the head of one of the people in question makes a very convincing argument for cooperation all in all, not a very good beginning for the captain and people that ended up on his ship It only gets worse much worse If somebody asked me to describe the book in as few words as possible, I would say it is Firefly in steampunk settings You do not have to readthan the first couple of pages to convince yourself this is the case the first scene comes straight from that TV show, wisecracking and all So does the ...Nataliya Gushes About This Book Picture Frenzy More Book Gushing I Want To Be An Airship PilotOh, did I mention how much I love Jules Verne esque chapter titles Retribution Falls is a well crafted steampunk novel that immediately won me over It is a very entertaining and refreshing read that has everything you want for 400 plus pages of delightful fun I am serious I mean, there areairships, sky piracy, GOLD, legendary pirate city, revolvers, adventures, danger, undead, conNataliya Gushes About This Book Picture Frenzy More Book Gushing I Want To Be An Airship PilotOh, did I mention how much I love Jules Verne esque chapter titles Retribution Falls is a well crafted steampunk novel that immediately won me over It is a very entertaining and refreshing read that has everything you want for 400 plus pages of delightful fun I am serious I mean, there areairships, sky piracy, GOLD, legendary pirate city, revolvers, adventures, danger, und...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here When they accidentally blow up The Ace of Skulls, and with it, the archduke s son, in a misguided act of piracy, Darian Frey and the misfit crew of the Ketty Jay wind up in the soup Their salvation seems to be the mythical pirate port, Retribution Falls But can they reach their safe haven before they wind up dead Retribution Falls is one of those books that s hard to classify At first glance, it might be called steampunk, but it slike fantasy with an odd tech level There are airships t When they accidentally blow up The Ace of Skulls, and with it, the archduke s son, in a misguided act of piracy, Darian Frey and the misfit crew of the Ketty Jay wind up in the soup Their salvation seems to be the mythical pirate port, Retribution Falls But can they reach their safe haven before they wind up dead Retribution Falls is one of those books that s hard to classify At first glance, it mi...BR with the BBB gang starting November 27, 2015 I read this book while buddy reading The Chronicles of the Black Company BAD idea The series is so mind blowingly awesome that any book pales in comparison. Retribution Falls What should have been This book was a 5 star rating waiting to happen Why Because sky pirates inveterate womanizer rogue mc gang of dysfunctional misfits The mere presence of Captain Frey, our resident rogue, should have triggered this Pavlovian response in me BA BR with the BBB gang starting November 27, 2015 I read this book while buddy reading The Chronicles of the Black Company BAD idea The series is so mind blowingly awesome that any book pales in comparison. Retribution Falls What should have been This book was a 5 star rating waiting to happen Why Because sky pirates invetera...What happens if you combine The Lies of Locke Lamora with air ships, then add some Pirates of the Caribbean This This is what happens Chris Wooding nailed it in Retribution Falls.I ll get this out of the way I ve been told it s a lot like Firefly You may have to take away my geek card here but I ve never seen Firefly The movie, Serenity, was excellent, but I m still looking forward to checking out the show This means I can t confirm or deny the comparison I apologize for any non Fire What happens if you combine The Lies of Locke Lamora with air ships, then add some Pirates of the Caribbean This This is what happens Chris Wooding nailed it in Retribution Falls.I ll get this out of the way I ve been told it s a lot like Firefly You may have to take away my geek card here but I ve never seen Firefly The movie, Serenity, was excellent, but I m still looking forward to checking out the show This means I can t confirm or deny the comparison I apologize for any non Firefly comparisons I ve been reprimanded before.Darian Frey and a rag tag crew of misunderstood and much maligned individuals seeking a place where questions are few engage in smuggling operations, but decide to take on piracy even though it hasn t worked well for Frey in the past The price, however, will make him set for life, especially if he fails to share the proceeds with the rest of the crew Thus sets off the events that follow in a rip roari...3.5Four and a half stars First read through, have to say it was very good Probably my favorite steampunk to date, and a fine novel all around Airships, gunfights, pirates, a golem, daemons lots of fun ingredients but also fully developed characters A little bit of the shades of grey protagonists the captain of the airship seems to resemble Captain Jack Sparrow charming as all get out, but you have the sneaking suspicion he isn t trustworthy In fact, first couple of incidents we witness Four and a half stars First read through, have to say it was very good Probably my favorite steampunk to date, and a fine novel all around Airships, gunfights, pirates, a golem, daemons lots of fun ingredients but also fully developed characters A little bit of the shades of grey protagonists the captain of the airship seems to resemble Captain Jack Sparrow charming as all get out, but you have the sneaking suspicion he isn t trustworthy In fact, first couple of incidents we witness cement it I had a little trouble with the narrative at times, as it jumped from person to person, and the in between, the prior narrator gets ...No, I ve not yet read this yet, but I m adding a note because a it s on sale for 1.99 so well worth picking up now and b someone on r fantasy a site I love said it was a highly underrated book So I m bumping it on my TBR pile.Retribution Falls is a steampunk fantasy that has loads of action The air ships were interesting and I especially liked the air battles The second half was better than the first half, but I pretty much liked it from the beginning The characters were all interesting but Frey, the captain, had to grow on me.Sky piracy is a bit out of Darian Frey s league Fate has not been kind to the captain of the airship Ketty Jay or his motley crew They are all running from something I wouldn t say fate h Retribution Falls is a steampunk fantasy that has loads of action The air ships were interesting and I especially liked the air battles The second half was better than the first half, but I pretty much liked i...

Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)
  • English
  • 18 August 2018
  • Paperback
  • 380 pages
  • 0575085150
  • Chris Wooding
  • Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay, #1)