The Doctor

Magic & Steam, Book 3

By: C.S. Poe

Narrated by: Declan Winters

1882—Gillian Hamilton, magic caster and special agent with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam, has been stripped of his title, badge, and freedom. Gillian’s true name and powers have been exposed, so now he’s kept under lock and key. To make a tragedy worse, Gunner the Deadly has returned to his life out in the Wild West and has not been heard from since.

Rumors of a doctor, known only as Sawbones, with access to illegal magic have persisted into the new year. Gillian believes that violence, chaos, and certain death will befall New York City if this criminal isn’t apprehended. And despite having lost his sense of purpose, Gillian knows he’s the only one capable of confronting this new madman—with or without the backing of the FBMS.

But such dangers should never be undertaken alone. Gillian will need both Gunner’s deadeye marksmanship, as well as his love, if he’s to detain Sawbones before irreparable damage is done to the magic of his world.

©2022 C.S. Poe (P)2022 C.S. Poe

Simple the best

Poe is always putting Gillian and Gunner in the most difficult of situations. And this was no exception. But more gut wrenching. and the best part? The Guys aren't done. 🤗

Gunner really should've been caught by now

Loving the series, but Gunner really should've been caught by now given his celebrity and recognisability. It's becoming a little cliche how Gunner can turn up in some random rural town and everyone will know him by sight and have a stash of supplies just for him. Gillian may have godlike powers, but Gunner has the everyone but the authorities (and airship companies) rooting for him.

Loved this

Poe has given us another wonderful story. More of Gunner and Gillian, more of the secrets they kept. The narration was great, easy for me to follow the characters.
To me it was a good ending with a good bridge to the next book to come in the series.

Amazing

This is even better in audio than it is to read! The narrator brings Gillian and Gunner to life and I cried during the opening chapters because he hits every point of Gillian's turmoil. Plus that line "My dear, I never stopped" *swoon* Gunner is everything and the narrator nailed it every single time. So much brilliance in this novel and the narration took it just that much higher.

Stunning. Absolutely STUNNING

O gosh...where do I start?

I'm always nervous that an audible rendition will let me down when it comes to a book I deeply love, but this one absolutely DELIVERED! Declan has created such a distinctive voice for Gillian and Gunner both that I feel as if they are sitting next to me in the flesh as he reads. He took what Poe built, and literally brought it to life. And his Gunner makes me WEAK ❤️

I still stand behind this being CS Poe's best work to date. The way all the elements of steampunk romance. mystery, and the odditiies of the time are weaved in and out so efficiently that I never feel disconnected from any part of the story is top notch. If her writing was liqour, it'd be on the top shelf.