With just her mysterious pistol and a stolen wallet for company, Elizabeth heads west.Įnter Edwin Barnabus, Elizabeth’s long lost brother. Then she realizes that these two choices may yet become one. Elizabeth is left with just two options: to flee the Gas-Lit Empire and set her old life behind, or to find something they want even more than her. And even Patent Agent and her lover John Farthing can’t help her this time. And while Elizabeth isn’t interested in talking, the Patent Office holds all the cards to ensure that she eventually will.īut when Julia and Tinker break free from their hold, Elizabeth herself is left out in the cold. There, they are immediately confronted by the Patent Office who are very interested about their time upon the difficult-to-reach island.
The Fugitive and the Vanishing Man (FatVM) follows directly on the heels of The Outlaw and the Upstart King (OatUK), picking up after Elizabeth and her friends escape Newfoundland to the (relative) safety of the mainland. In fact, while we have seen some detractors over the past two books, none have really taken center stage like they do in The Fugitive and the Vanishing Man.
While the characters changed, two things remained constant-Elizabeth, and her devotion to the Gas-Lit Empire. The description, the setting, the world-building, the tension all sold me on continuing the series. While I was divided on my intro to Elizabeth Barnabus in Queen of All Crows-the next book in the Map of Unknown Things completely blew me away.
Many thanks to Angry Robot for the ARC! All opinions are my own.īeware spoilers for the previous Elizabeth Barnabus books! Though hopefully Fugitive and Vanishing Man spoiler-free! I was kindly furnished with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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