{"id":11964,"date":"2018-08-08T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=11964"},"modified":"2018-08-05T22:23:05","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T02:23:05","slug":"review-an-ideal-vessel-by-sarah-hans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-an-ideal-vessel-by-sarah-hans\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: An Ideal Vessel by Sarah Hans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-an-ideal-vessel-by-sarah-hans\/idealvessel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/idealvessel.jpg?fit=313%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"313,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"idealvessel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/idealvessel.jpg?fit=313%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11965\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/idealvessel-220x350.jpg?resize=220%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/idealvessel.jpg?resize=220%2C350&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/idealvessel.jpg?w=313&amp;ssl=1 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 85vw, 220px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ideal-Vessel-Sarah-Hans\/dp\/0998887838\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1533002554&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=an+ideal+vessel+hans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>An Ideal Vessel<\/em>\u00a0by Sarah Hans<\/a><br \/>\nDragon&#8217;s Roost Press (May 2018)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>140 pages; $9.99 paperback; $7.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AntonCancre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Cancre<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before I get into this, you need to answer a question for yourself: Are you prepared for latter-Victorian automatons possessed by ages-old paladins squaring off against demons? The answer to that question directly affects your interest in Sarah Hans&#8217; debut novella, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Ideal Vessel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now for some questions the book itself poses: What if H.H. Holmes was possessed by a demon? What if a member of the millennia-old order sworn to fight said demons across time and space found itself inhabiting a body of more metal than flesh? What if a humble cleaner and a not-so-humble inventor found themselves at the center of this conflict? What if that was when things started getting weird?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Ideal Vessel<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ends up coming across as a somewhat Lovecraftian approach to a demon hunting yarn couched in a Gaslight-Steampunkish setting. The idea itself is unusual, but Sarah grounds it in solid characterization and quite a bit of heart. Campion and Zuzana aren&#8217;t perfect or even all that good at what they are doing, but it lends a sense of reality and tension to the affair. It&#8217;s also worth mentioning that I really want to spoil the crap out of the end set piece, which is absolutely bonkers in the most wonderful way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, it is worth noting that the prose is a bit purple here, which may put a few people off. I also feel that it could have used another chapter to round out Campion and Zuzana&#8217;s narrative. But, all in all, it&#8217;s a fun read that goes some places I never would have expected.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Ideal Vessel\u00a0by Sarah Hans Dragon&#8217;s Roost Press (May 2018) 140 pages; $9.99 paperback; $7.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Anton Cancre Before I get into this, you need to answer a question for yourself: Are you prepared for latter-Victorian automatons possessed by ages-old paladins squaring off against demons? 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