K. H. Koehler has put together a great second stage to her tale of time travel, steampunk and dinosaurs. This volume picks up where Planet of Dinosaurs ended complete with a short summary to reorient the reader. In Sea of Serpents, Sasha Strange, Lord Quinn, and Toby, sort through their relationships to one another while overcoming adversity and trying to survive in a land full of dinosaurs. They journey to the sea shore in hopes of finding Dr. John Ulysses, who may be able to get them back home. Sasha sets her scientific mind to understanding their new world. Lord Quinn wants to kill everything he can. Toby just wants to help Sasha find Dr. Ulysses and survive. They all want to get back home.
This is the well-written prose that I expect from Ms. Koehler. The descriptions are complete enough to get you into the environment without being overdone. There is plenty of action and conflict, both of the physical and emotional kinds. The characters are well thought out and their distinct personalities continue to drive the story forward. The character development is very good as the relationships between the three main characters gets more complicated. Other works I have read from her are Slayer, The Blackburn and Scarletti Mysteries, Volumes I & II, Scarabus, The Dreadful Doctor Faust, and Planet of Dinosaurs: The Sasha Strange Chronicles.
Recommended for adult readers.
Contains: Adult situations, Gore
Reviewed by: Aaron Fletcher