Matt Betts

Reggie and Margo are seismologists that happened to appear at the same place as Frank, a park ranger, Adam, a local constable that are determined to get on THAT train. The one no one knows about or talks about. BUT, the train won’t be leaving due to….

In order to board, they had to give up their cell phones, laptops, anything that could connect to the outside world. Do you see where this is going? I think I do.

So far, things are pretty predictable, but I am hopeful we will have some twists.

In times of trouble, people’s true colors come to the surface. There is no shame in fear. I would be terrified. This is one of those stories that has me asking myself, what would I do? I hope I would act as well as Margo and Reggie, Denton, and some of the others, especially when they find out they are up against so much more than a derailed train and the snowy weather.

I knew right off that Frank was an ass, and he kept on proving it.

Nora, I don’t know what the hell she’s thinking. I’d love for her to be eaten first.

Government secrets, danger, survival, White Anvil is a safe lab and holding facility for things that go bump in the night and we all know it can’t be good when they break free, so buckle your seatbelts, because we are in for a bumpy ride.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of White Anvil by Matt Betts.

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Slipstream Civil War story with steampunk and zombies. Oh, and kaiju.

Why I picked it up: Written by a friend's husband. Also "slipstream Civil War with steampunk and zombies."

Why I finished it: While the setting is very different, the characters echoed "Firefly" to me. There's an "I aim to misbehave" attitude, even on the side of the "good" guys -- which is a very blurry distinction. I liked the Union vs Confederate politics, which both mattered and didn't matter in interesting combinations. My complaint is that this interesting blurriness got a little too blurry, and I had trouble tracking character arcs and changes. Throwing the dragon in there seemed to be coals to Newcastle. But in all, I liked it and will read more.

It's perfect for: "Firefly" fans, obviously. The steampunk+zombie combo brings to mind Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century.… (mere)