I'm seventeen, and Stefan Bachmann literally inspired me to start writing after I'd been in a funk. Because he's just so awesome and wonderful and imaginative, and so young, that I felt stupid and silly for wasting my time moping when I could be spending time getting better and getting published ...
The sequel to The Peculiar and a good one, although not everyone's taste perhaps. This stuff is called steampunk apparently, probably beause of the use of steam driven machies like coaches and prisons. I like something out of the ordinary, so it kept me busy for a few days. I assume it takes part...