I've been reading this series one book after the other and being more and more impressed with each successive one. The below spoiler (though it doesn't really spoil anything of note) contains a short excerpt from chapter 40 (of 47), a snippet that I really enjoyed, so thought I would share it. It ocurrs during the first stop (in York) of a hurried (this is 1924) flight from London to Northern Scotland.
VERY MINOR SPOILER:Spoiler:
I let Javitz hand me down from my perch; on terra firma, I could feel my bones sway as if I’d been on a long sea voyage. I said, “It’s hard to believe we left London at dawn and we’re already in York.”
“You needn’t shout, Miss Russell.”
“Sorry,” I said. “My ears are ringing.”
“But it’s true, this is the next revolution in travel.”
Emergency speed was one thing, but I did not imagine the world was full of people eager to be cramped into place, shaken about, deafened, frozen, boiled, and frightened silly for the sake of a few hours saved. “I don’t believe I’ll invest in Imperial Airways quite yet, thank you.”
