Boneshaker vs The Seduction of Phaeton Black: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Alternate History, Steampunk, Fiction
Boneshaker
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a…
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The Seduction of Phaeton Black
In the gaslit streets of Victorian London, phantoms rule the night, demons dance till dawn, and one supernatural detective dares to be seduced by the greatest power of all. . . He's The Man With The Magic Touch A…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Boneshaker has the widest readership — 253 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Boneshaker | The Seduction of Phaeton Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.3 (253) | 2.6 (5) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (11) | — |
Reception
| Boneshaker | The Seduction of Phaeton Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 253 | 5 |
| Editions | 14 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 614 | — |
| Pages | 404 | — |