Star Compass

Victoria Eternal, Book 1

By: Anthea Sharp

Narrated by: Danielle Cohen

Charles Dickens meets Firefly in this tale of an orphan destined for the stars.

Steampunk with a twist! Enter a fantastical world filled with alien spacecraft and Victorian sensibilities, ball gowns and travel to the stars - where a pickpocket with a particular gift yearns for the stars.

©2019 Anthea Sharp (P)2019 Tantor

Great Story

I just happened upon this book & loved every bit of it. I am hopeful for a sequel.

Steampunk and space travel

Diana is unabashedly brilliant, in whatever setting she is put. Her determination to survive and her care for young Tipper made me love her immediately. Derek also is fantastic, a police officer who truly wants to do good in his area. Set in Victorian England, this story held me through twists and turns, and has quickly become one of my favorites. The narrator does an excellent job with voices and bringing the story to life.

Great story!

Love the story and the characters! I can't wait to see the second book in this series!

Great narration, solid story

I really enjoyed this one. It kept my interest the entire time and it flowed very well. It is appropriate for most audiences.

Wonderful

I expected this to be a fun, light read - and it was! But it was also rather like jumping happily into a puddle, and falling in up to my elbows. I got sucked in fast by the "street rat with a heart of gold" theme, and loved Di thoroughly by the end of it. Thankfully, her character shone through the book, instead of being clumsily beat into my head with false-feeling situations and the use of other characters to blow smoke up her butt (looking at you, all recent YA fiction).

The author pulled off steampunk-meets-space charmingly, and the world building was in-depth but not overwhelming. The plot wasn't ground-breaking, and I wish the book was longer, but it was fast-paced, well-written, and again - fun! On top of it all, Di and her friend, Tipper, had some really poignant moments of hope in the face of hardship that had my eyes watering a bit, and there were a few very pretty gems of writing that had me rewinding the audiobook just to hear them again.

I will absolutely be recommending this to friends.