Arabella and the Battle for Venus is the second book in the Arabella series. David Levine creates a steampunk world where steamships can sail in space. In this volume, Napoleon and his forces dominate Venus. Arabella’s boyfriend has been captured and she’s bound and determined to rescue him. Tales like this take a large dose of “suspension of belief” to enjoy. I did enjoy the first Arabella adventure (you can read my review here). If you’re in the mood for High Adventure and SF hijinks, Arabella and the Battle for Venus will give you a “sense of wonder.” GRADE: B+
Sounds like you liked this one more than the first in the series (which, of course, I still haven’t read yet).
Jeff, a third Arabella volume is scheduled for Summer 2018. David Levine attended the World Fantasy Convention in San Antonio, but I didn’t see him.
I enjoyed the first one, too. Now I’m leaving for the surgical center. We have freezing fog this morning. Yippee.
Good luck, RIck. Another couple of weeks and you’ll be seeing better than any of us!
Jeff, all of our friends who’ve been through cataract surgery have raved about the results! Much improved vision!
Rick, good luck! We’ll be at the Airport waiting for Patrick to arrive from Tokyo and Katie from Boston. Snow is in the forecast!
George – this is on my to be read stack. Like you I enjoyed the first volume. And I did see David Levine at World Fantasy and got him to sign both volumes.
Scott, Merry Christmas! I somehow missed seeing David Levine at the World Fantasy Convention. I would have told him how much I enjoyed Arabella and would have urged him to write more SOON!