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    The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel
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    The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel

    By Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris

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    Hang onto your bowler hats, agents Books and Braun of Britain’s top-secret Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences are back in The Janus Affair. In their second wildly imaginative, utterly fantastic steampunk adventure, authors Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris carry readers back to an alternate history Edwardian England, where suffragettes are inexplicably disappearing in flashes of lightning, and the brainy, intrepid Mr. Books and his partner, the fearless, lovely, weapons-loving Eliza Braun, must get to the bottom of the nefarious matter—while confronting high-flying assassins, a traitorous turncoat, and the Queen of the Underworld herself. The Janus Affair is the British TV classic, The Avengers, updated for the 21st Century and given a delectable steampunk twist—an Affair that will satisfy fantasy lovers, graphic novel aficionados, and dedicated fans of the novels of Gail Carriger.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 29, 2012
    ISBN9780062049797
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    The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel
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    Pip Ballantine

    Born in New Zealand, Philippa (Pip) Ballantine has always had her head in a book. A corporate librarian for thirteen years, she has a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library and Information Science. She is New Zealand's first podcast novelist and has produced four podiobooks. Many of these have been shortlisted for the Parsec Awards, and she has won a Sir Julius Vogel Award. She is also the author of Geist and the soon-to-be-published Spectyr. While New Zealand calls, currently Philippa calls America home.

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    • 4/5

      Oct 7, 2020

      I said of the first book that the characters needed fleshing out and with this entry, they do get some of that flesh. Incorporating even wilder elements of science fiction... a steampunk Trek transporter and amazingly sophisticated steampunk AI automatons... the story has a slightly uneven pace, but is still engaging and entertaining. Appetite whetted, I’m splitting my fiction time between multiple series but won’t wait another six years between this and the next.
    • 4/5

      Jan 29, 2023

      Liked this one and will get the next ones in the series.
    • 4/5

      May 26, 2020

      Once again Books and Braun are caught up in a case when suddenly some of their fellow-travellers disappear in a bolt of lightning. When other people start to disappear in the same way they have to stop whoever or whatever is doing this.
      More of the background of both of them is revealed and I'm really enjoying reading their adventures and looking forward to more
    • 3/5

      Dec 24, 2017

      Sigh, I wanted to like this book, really, I did. But the plot of how someone is killing off the suffragettes of Britain never really achieved escape velocity for me and what is essentially a thriller needs to get off the ground fast and keep moving. I've been picking up and putting down this book for awhile and I just reached the point where I just started skipping through it to get to the end.
    • 5/5

      Nov 21, 2013

      A really well written book -- it took a few pages to get into the theme and setting, but it was a delightful read. I started off with this second book of the 'Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences' so perhaps would have been easier to dive right into had I read them in order. After less than 50 pages I promptly ordered the first book (Phoenix Rising) and hope there are more in the series.Very cool steampunk -- not overdone, but nearly always present.
    • 2/5

      Mar 31, 2013

      The authors either need better editors or they need vocabulary lessons. "Shear" is not the same as "sheer", "any" is not the same as "many" and "bobble" is definitely not the same as "bauble."

      And oh, my dog, "a grizzly discovery" means you just found a bear. If you just found a body, that's more of a grisly discovery.
    • 4/5

      Feb 23, 2013

      My first venture into "Steampunk" and I liked it well enough to then buy the first book in the series (this is the second). I think I'll enjoy this series, so I really hope there will be more. Historical science fiction in an alternate reality? At any rate I thought it was quite good.
    • 4/5

      Jun 20, 2012

      "Holy Moly", as Walter Matthau would say. This book is even better than Phoenix Rising!

      There are just as many amazing machines, airships and other vehicles. There is a Quite Confounding Threat to the Empire. There is more development in the relationship between Books & Braun, and in fact, we learn more about each of them.

      It's another action-packed adventure story, and that's what 'steampunk' is all about. - Oh yes, and one of the things I love - the Chapter Headings: "Wherein Eliza Sees Things She Shouldn't and Learns things She Didn't Know".
    • 5/5

      May 31, 2012

      This is the sequel to Phoenix Rising and continues the adventures of Books and Braun. If you are a fan of Steampunk this should be on your list of books to read this year. I just love the interplay of the two main characters who never seem to be able to stay out of trouble and yet always manage to save the day.