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Hour of the Wolf 2013
Hour of the Wolf is a steampunk novel written by Andrius Tapinas. It was published in February 2013 in Lithuania as a hardcover book. Vilniuje pristatytas debiutins Andriaus Tapino romanas VIlko Valanda Hour of the Wolf was the first steampunk book written in Lithuanian and remained in the Top 10 of the best-selling fiction books in Lithuania for 20 weeks. The novel was quickly translated into English and released on Amazon as an e-book on September 3, 2013.
This young adult fiction tetralogy begins with this story, set in an alternate version of the start of the 20th century in Vilnius, Lithuania, and other European cities. In this world, the powerful Rothchild banking family has formed the Alliance of Free Cities. There, alchemists fly steampunk airships above major cities, skilled mechanics build automatons, and hidden societies of sinister wizards delve into creating artificial intelligence. The protagonist is a former US Marine named Antanas Sidabras, a representative of the Free City of Vilnius. His investigation of what initially seems like a simple murder becomes entangled in a complicated political conspiracy, leaving him pursued by mad scientists, dishonest officials, Russian spies, and creatures from his own past.
A follow-up titled Day of the Plague has been published in Lithuania. "Lithuanian president opens 16th edition of Vilnius Book Fair", Delfi, February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015
Crew
- Illustrator
- Antanas Marcelionis
- Translator
- Andrius Tapinas
Details
- Publisher
- Alma Littera (hardcover), Self-published
- ISBN
- 9786090108901
- Pages
- 532
- Format
- Hardcover (Lithuanian), E-book (English)
- Series
- Steam and Stone Saga
