LovedI should add that Infernal Devices is actually quite charming and funny. And you can see the counter influence that Jeter had over James Blaylock and vice versa.
Infernal devices (1987)
Creators: Loved Steampunk. Fresh and inventive, darkly humorous, and with wild characters who never take a backseat to the mechanical creations.
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