Rings of Anubis:
A Folley & Mallory Adventure
by E. CATHERINE TOBLER
Masque Books (2014)
Large thick paperback book in very good condition. No information on edition, but it looks like the first printing in this form.
Originally published as two separate books:
Rings of Anubis, Book One: Gold & Glass
Rings of Anubis, Book Two: Silver & Steam
As the nineteenth century turns into the twentieth, the world looks to a future of revolutionary science and extraordinary machines. Archaeologist Eleanor Folley looks back to Egypt's ancient mysteries and her mother's inexplicable, haunting disappearance. Agent Virgil Mallory, a man with ghosts and monsters of his own, brings evidence of a crime, taking them both on a thrilling adventure that carries them from Paris to Egypt, and from the present to the ancient past. Uncovering the truth exposes a dangerous game of life, death, and uncanny powers!
Some GOODREADS Commentaries:
I'll admit outright: I judge books by their covers. One look at this cover and I would never have picked this book up in a store.
It came to me by a stroke of luck. Last year, through the Geeks Doing Good campaign, I purchased a ten-book box with a random assortment of novels. It happened to include this one.
I am so happy I gave it a chance. I loved this book. The characters and the world building are so engaging. I was drawn in from the start. Don't let the cover put you off.
I really can't remember the last time I so thoroughly enjoyed an adventure novel. The integration of steampunk elements is remarkable, the stately pace is masterful, and the characters are vibrantly and realistically drawn. Every scene break I felt as if Tobler conjured a wipe as a transition, and the jumps from historical set-piece to historical set-piece were marked by a red line flowing across a map.
The Rings of Anubis has it all: adventure, romance, family drama, and personal growth, all bound together by luscious writing that magically transports the reader into the past... much like the Rings themselves...
This book is right up my alley to begin with - an archaeologist in Victorian-ish steampunk Paris searches for her lost Egyptian mother, flirts with a werewolf secret agent and generally adventures. In particular I love the characterization of Eleanor and Mallory, the view of Anubis, the way filial obligation weaves through everything. I recommend it highly!
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