The Daemon Device by Jeri Westerson

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The Daemon Device

by Jeri Westerson

Published by Dragua Press on October 2, 2019
Genres: Steampunk Sci-Fi
Pages: 341
Format: Kindle
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London, 1891. Prince Albert has survived his brush with death. Dirigibles, like dark leviathans, surge through the sooty air of London. Steam powers the engines that supply electricity to the new electric lights along the Thames. And Jack the Ripper appears to be on the loose again on the seamy streets.
Someone is killing women and gutting them for their body parts. Is it Jack, or a far more sinister plot afoot than murder?
Leopold Kazsmer is a magician, the Great Enchanter. Ashamed of his Jewish-Gypsy heritage, he has fashioned himself into a proper English gentleman, though he harbors a carefully guarded secret; He has learned the dangerous art of summoning daemons. When he was a child, a tattoo was bestowed upon his wrist by the denizens of the Otherworld…the same night his father was killed. Though it gives him true magical powers once he’s made a sacrifice of blood, it is also his curse, for through it the creatures of nightmares have become aware of him.
With the help of Raj, a tarot-reading automated man, and Eurynomos, a shrewd Jewish daemon who helped Leopold through his tragic childhood, Leopold must discover what is behind the revolting murders that suddenly seem to involve tight-lipped German scientists, guarded Romani, ghosts, and the beautiful Special Inspector, Mingli Zhao. Is she truly from the secret depths of Scotland Yard or is she instead a heartless spy and murderess?
In a breakneck chase through London’s streets and fighting hand-to-wand high in the skies inside a lethal airship, Leopold must destroy a secret society to defeat their plan for world domination, unmask the girl, and rescue his daemon friend from the deadly Daemon Device before all is lost.

The Daemon Device by Jeri Westerson is a unique type of book. It is set in the past but with a different twist to it in history. It is in 1891 with Prince Albert still around and has steampunk mixed with the paranormal.

Is Leopold able to stop these deaths from going too far?

Leopold Kazsmer

Leopold Kazsmer is our sleuth, main character, and the one that we follow a lot. I call him our sleuth because he is solving a crime while not being helpful to the police. Throughout the process of reading this book, I was calling him Sherlock Holmes, since he seemed like that to me. Well, without some of Sherlock’s quirks. He is also a magician that has an interesting backstory. Along with the fact that he is dealing with the paranormal daily.

Leo is impressive since he is trying so hard to be a good person while trying to do a lot of things. Not a whole lot, I can tell you about him, but he is a good character.

Mystery

The mystery for this story is everywhere. It’s quite an interesting one. There are some things that Leopold needs to be able to figure out and a lot that he has no clue how to handle. I can’t exactly talk about the mystery in too much detail, but wow did it have me on the edge of my seat.

Three Stars

The Daemon Device by Jeri Westerson is a unique type of book. I enjoyed it, but I did get a bit lost in translating some words from German to English or other things like that. It was a great story. I am giving it a three-star rating and recommending it to anyone that likes sci-fi, fantasy, and steampunk, all wrapped up in a thrilling tale.

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of The Daemon Device by Jeri Westerson.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
• 2019 New Release Challenge

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