Yeah, that's all of it -- I was surprised, too. I was thinking something like Sentinels of the Multiverse, where each hero is 40 cards, so I was expecting a much bigger package.

We played our first couple games last night (lost to Storm Front, whipped Fool Moon). It's fun, but man, a bad opening draw can just screw you over.

A more than fair point Aminar and one that may have simply sailed over my head at the time. I'm suddenly at a loss, trying to recall if that was the characters inner monologue or the author perspective. (I read it as Jim's but could be wrong)

I had to think long and hard to find something for the "not like" portion of this particular thread and that was the nit I picked. Maybe on my reread in the future I wont think twice about it and flow right along with the story. It just felt a little like the book version of breaking the fourth wall to me at the time.

Loved:

Ferus and Folly
Captain Grimm as the cook
Rowl's perspective when dealing with other cats (Rowl's POV when dealing with humans less so)

Liked:

Cavendish as nearly as spooky as Mab
Gwen Lancasters bombasity and the trouble it caused
The arial combat was very well done

Did not like:


Not much
The pace seemed to slow here and there but maybe I'm too used to DF's rapid fire pace and a comparisson is unfair?
Super nitpicky but twice (I think) Jim said something to the effect of "This is the point in a story where you would expect "x" to happen, but this is not that story". Jim is too good of a writer to resort to explaining what kind of writer he isn't. Took me outside the book a bit. Like I said though, that's really nitpicky.


Great new adventure for me overall. Will reread it for sure ahead of Cinder Spires two. Also my first steampunk novel and I may just have to seek out some more. Great fun.

hey look...starwars reference where is Luke?

For the volumes we are talking, they probably do it the same way we often do...they send a low-paid individual to crawl through them.  Pumping it isnt too much of an issue if you assume that the Spire is itself a Power plant to some extent, supporting it's own systems.  That height would take a pressure of around 4500 PSI to go the whole way in a single push, which isnt out of the question for steam powered systems.  But more likely they'd only ever have to pump from one Habble's reservoir to the next one's up or down, which keeps it in far more manageable distances. 

I agree that I dont expect that the outside of the Spire would see enough rainfall/condensation to supply all it's needs, though that would depend on things like humidity and atmospheric content, which The Mists cast a big ol' question mark across.