The third and final volume in K. H. Koehler’s tale of steampunk, time travel and dragons is just as good as the previous two. As in the second volume, there is a reorienting chapter at the start, and then the tale continues. Sasha Strange, Lord Quinn, and now Dr. John Ulysses, struggle to survive long enough to finally devise a machine to return home. The only things standing in their way are the primitive conditions, their egos and the Valley of Dragons.
K. H. Koehler maintains the tone established by the earlier parts of the story and keeps you with the adventurers as they struggle through one calamity after the next. As in the previous two parts, the descriptions flesh out the world and immerse the reader. T
he characters continue to develop nicely throughout this part of the story as their relationships deepen, creating new conflicts as a result. This forces the heroes to find ways to work with each other despite themselves. The author uses a variety of conflicts to keep the action tight and the pacing fast as the past and the present face off in the final encounter. All in all a great finish to the tale! Other works I have read from her are Slayer, The Blackburn and Scarletti Mysteries, Volumes I & II, Scarabus, The Dreadful Doctor Faust, Planet of Dinosaurs: The Sasha Strange Chronicles, and Sea of Serpents: The Sasha Strange Chronicles. Recommended for adult readers.
Contains: Adult situations, Gore
Reviewed by: Aaron Fletcher