He can go undercover, fight well with guns and daggers, and is willing to do whatever it takes to fulfill his mission and be honorable to his homeland. Famara Keita is reminiscent of James Bond, without the womanizing. Zeke Culpepper is a cowboy-like guy who is very skilled with guns and is down-to-earth enough to maintain a regular life as well as a life as a bounty hunter. There is excellent pacing that smoothly transitions from dialog to action and well-written fight scenes that are exciting and make you feel like you’re watching a movie rather than reading a book.Īnother facet of the the book that is mostly well-done is the characters. One of the best aspects of this book is the action-adventure woven throughout the plot. Its plot centers on three individuals looking to get their hands on a valuable book: a Freedonian bounty hunter for hire named Zeke Culpepper, a Malian warrior named Famara Keita, and a Prussian officer in Germany named Dolph. Davis is one of a handful of books that embody this genre. This tale of speculative fiction (steamfunk) is, I believe, the first in a series and what a series it will be if all the stories are as good as this one.When you take alternate history, steampunk, and put it together with the historical perspective of Africans and African Americans, you have the genre known as steamfunk. Steam powered engines provide the means by which citizens travel the cities and armoured devices of war are the order of the day on the battlefield. Airships and other incredible machines fill the skies.
"From Here to Timbuktu" is set in the year 1870, but a very different world to the one we might be familiar with from history books! The North American continent hosts the Black states of Freedonia and New Haiti, both countries having gained their freedom from the slave autocracies run by the United States of America and France respectively.
Famara, a Malian agent and Zeke, a bounty hunter from the newly formed country of Freedonia team up to thwart their designs. When advanced ancient technology is unearthed in the fabled city of Timbuktu in Mali, the Prussians who lead a newly established Germany will stop at nothing to get their hands on it.
What can I say, Milton Davis continues to write some masterful tales of fantasy and adventure, which are full of fascinating characters.
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