The Fugitive and the Vanishing Man by Rod Duncan
The series is finally over. I looked over my reviews for the entire six books and realized it has been a very bumpy ride. "Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire" was much stronger than "The Map of Unknown Things" to me. The first trilogy was more about adventure and magic. The second trilogy was slogged down in politics. "Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire" occurred in an England torn in two with recurring characters and a unity of purpose. They flowed from one to the other even if I liked one book over another. That cohesion and unity of world didn't turn up in the second trilogy of Elizabeth Barnabus. In fact, she is the only string tying the three books together. And she wasn't a very good string, unfortunately. Her charm seemed to dwindle the longer things went on. I truly loved the start of Elizabeth Barnabus's journey with its gypsies and daring. The clear tensions gave the story direction and kept the pages turning. Once she left the continent, it b