109. (April 2022) The Guns Above by Robyn Bennis — The Tabletop Roleplayers' Book Club

The Guns Above Q1 Expectations

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:28:18 +0000

What were your expectations before reading The Guns Above? Did it surprise you in any way? Did it meet your expectations? What did it do well that you didn't expect? What did it not do well that you had expected better for?

The Guns Above Q7 Gaming

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:46:29 +0000

Would you use something analogous to this book in a game? What appealed game-wise? What would you expand upon? Contract? What would be the key to properly gaming this book?

The Guns Above Q5 Airships

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:42:52 +0000

The airships of The Guns Above were a focus of the plot. Did the technical language intrude upon the story? Did you understand the structure of the airships? Did what happened in the story make sense to you?

The Guns Above Q6 Gestalt

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:44:27 +0000

How did you feel about the book? How would you speak about it to a friend who asked?

The Guns Above Q4 Writing

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:37:20 +0000

How did you feel about the author's writing style? What did she do well? What was lackluster? Did you have any troubles reading it? Did it engage your mind?

The Guns Above Q3 Heroes

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:34:24 +0000

Who is the protagonist of this book? How did they - or did they - grow throughout the novel? Did you sympathize with the protagonist? Why or why not?

The Guns Above Q2 Characters

clash_bowley — Mon, 02 May 2022 03:31:21 +0000

How did you feel about the characters when you started and when you had finished the book? What characters stood out as well crafted? What characters stood out as mailed in? Did any of the characters resonate with you?

The Guns Above: Description and back cover blurb

RichardAbbott — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:12:21 +0000

They say it’s not the fall that kills you.

For Josette Dupre, the Corps’ first female airship captain, it might just be a bullet in the back.

On top of patrolling the front lines, she must also contend with a crew who doubts her expertise, a new airship that is an untested deathtrap, and the foppish aristocrat Lord Bernat, a gambler and shameless flirt with the military know-how of a thimble. Bernat’s own secret assignment is to catalog her every moment of weakness and indecision.

So when the enemy makes an unprecedented move that could turn the tide of the war, can Josette deal with Bernat, rally her crew, and survive long enough to prove herself?