Jani and the Greater Game
by Eric Brown
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Pub Date 29 Jul 2014 | Archive Date 28 Jul 2014
Rebellion | Solaris
Description
It’s 1910 and the British rule the subcontinent with an iron fist – and with strange technology fuelled by a power source known as Annapurnite – discovered in the foothills of Mount Annapurna. But they rule but at the constant cost of their enemies, mainly the Russians and the Chinese, attempting to learn the secret of this technology... This political confrontation is known as The Greater Game.
Into this conflict is pitched eighteen year old Janisha Chaterjee who discovers a strange device which leads her into the foothills of the Himalayas. When Russians spies and the evil priest Durja Das find out about the device, the chase is on to apprehend Janisha before she can reach the Himalayas. There she will learn the secret behind Annapurnite, and what she learns will change the destiny of the world for ever...
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781781082058 |
| PRICE | US$7.99 (USD) |
Average rating from 12 members
Featured Reviews
Alysa H, Reviewer
There's a lot to love in this not-quite-steampunk novel. Jani is a delightful heroine, whip-smart and wise beyond her years, torn as she is between India and England in the days of the British Raj. The other POV characters are also a lot of fun, even if some of them border on caricature at times.
I do wish that the traipse through the subcontinent were more drawn out, even as the high speed of the mechanical transportation is a plot point as well as a part of the worldbuilding. The pacing, plus the relative lack of character development and the plentiful moments of Deus Ex Machina, mark this as standard modern YA, though little else is "standard". I'd also have expected an author with as many novels under his belt as Eric Brown to come up with slightly more complex and varied language. There's a moment when Jani "smiles through her tears", and a few sentences later... "she smiles through her tears." To be fair, it's possible that some of this has been changed for the final publication.
This is the first book in a series, and its conclusion is only somewhat satisfying because a few too many things are left open. But I definitely plan to read the sequel!
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