"ADDLETON HEIGHTS is a steampunk novel for everyone (even those who don't know what steampunk is!). It's witty, fun, exciting, and inventive, and is packed with characters you really care about. George Wright Padgett hits all the right notes!" -Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of GHOSTWALKERS and PATIENT ZERO what is the best book in 2019 Addleton Heights
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. First steam punk book I read!By CustomerI loved this book. The characters were amazing and held your attention. There were surprises in this book and i enjoyed the banter between the hero and his tough anti-hero. Overall it was a great read. I look forward to more books from Mr. Padgett in the future.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Mighty fine steampunk murder mystery!By Margaret A. DavisSo this is an honest-to-goodness steampunk novel! As well as a James Bond/Wild Wild West/ex-cop down-on-his-luck private detective murder mystery! I'd read what I thought were steampunk novels before but this one takes the cake! This novel not only has the obligatory steam airships, cars, and "bassels" [steam tram carriages, whether on rails or suspended from a skyline cable] but I really enjoyed the special "tink [tinkerer/inventor] goggles! Worldbuilding is very important to me as a reader and this novel is so vivid I could all but hear the steam whistle! Talk about full immersion! I thoroughly enjoyed this adventure from beginning to end. AND I have to mention that I was particularly snagged by the stunning book cover! Mr. Padgett's previous works are a hard sf novel and a horror novel, plus short fiction. I'd love for him to return to steampunk, but while I'm waiting I've already downloaded his hard sf book about artificial intelligence and "escaped slave clones" which I am now looking forward to reading!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Full of Flare!By AnakaliaKlemmGeorge Wright Padgett has done it again blown my mind with an awesome and fun reading experience.Addleton Heights will be his third published work, but its an epic debut into the Steampunk genre and the world he has built and the characters he created have me smitten.Just like everything George tackles, he writes his detective story with artistic spunk. Flare abounds from start to finish.