The story: It's the Wild West like you've never seen it: Arthur, Camelot, and airships! When the deadly Spanish Flu decimates the world's population after World War 1, those left in America break up into smaller nations ruler by the admirals of airships. Problem is, the Texans own the most precious resource of all--helium to fly their airships--and they demand a heavier and heavier price for it each year while extending their conniving reach to exploit everyone else's resources. Soon the other admiralties are forced to scavenge and steal to supply their need for helium. Arthur, the son of Admiral Uther, is on a scavenging mission when he's stranded and left to die. When he and a slave named Jennifer stage a daring escape from the Crystal City, their lives are on the line to get back to Camelot before one of them dies from "The Spain". But when they get back--they find there are other ways to get killed than simply by disease.
June Cleaver's ratings: Language PG-13; Violence PG-13; Sexual content PG; Nudity PG; Substance abuse PG; Magic and the occult G; GLBT content G; adult themes (epidemics; class warfare & prejudice) PG; overall rating PG-13.
Liz's comments: Hey, Rob Wells! What's up with publishing this one one in ebook format only? If my son (the copy editor) hadn't given me an Amazon gift card and the title for Christmas, I'd have missed it altogether. This is a cool mashup of wild west and Arthurian themes, even down to Pellinore and the Questing Beast--and none of which you actually need to know to enjoy the book. Probably ebook because it's aimed at a really niche market, but I'd happily put it next to Wells' other book on my MS library shelf if I could just GET it.
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