Once again I laud Mann for his steampunk descriptions and how his illustrator puts those into his cover work.   The train to Russia was both the setting of 50% of the book and wonderous prose on its fittings.   Sir Maurice and Amelia travel to St.Petersburg to procure a heart for Veronica.   Sir Charles and Veronica in a parallel plot strive to find the cause of a weedy outbreak.

The story seemed a bit fractured with the dual plots that did eventually bind themselves together.   The power of prose is demonstrated with artistry on the Steampunk hardware and the gruesomeness of the infected.

I enjoyed the Book and recommend it. 

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