{"id":21256,"date":"2022-11-12T16:54:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T21:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=21256"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:24:57","slug":"the-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/21256","title":{"rendered":"The Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Doctor<\/em> (2022) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Magic & Steam)<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>Set in alternate US in 1882.<\/p>\n

Gillian Hamilton has been caught. He has been exposed as Simon Fitzgerald, the Butcher of Antietam. And he is now on Blackwell’s Island at the Asylum for the Magically Insane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you helping a criminal?\u201d <\/p>\n

Barrie wiped his nose again. \u201cI don\u2019t believe it\u2019s fair to call twelve-year-old Simon Fitzgerald a criminal when, as far as I understand it, it was not your will to join the Army.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI was ten.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This story was a lot<\/em>. Gillian suffers from Soldiers Heart–the name given after the Civil War to what we now call PTSD. <\/p>\n

Gillian is also abused by the staff of the Asylum. In fact, I put the book down for a month after starting to read it, because I just did not want to be inside the asylum with Gillian. Luckily, Gillian is free by the end of chapter two and the action \/ adventure picks up again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lied about my level and the FBMS found out last month.\u201d <\/p>\n

Addison lowered the mirror the rest of the way, and I met his puzzled expression. \u201cThey punished you for\u2014 being too skilled?\u201d Then realization sparked in his eyes, like a flame brought back to life among dying coals. \u201cFBMS is afraid of you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although there is a good deal of Gilliam remembering \/ being reminded of his time in the army.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn \u201962, the Union incorporated magic into their war strategies, and they weren\u2019t particular with how they came about fulfilling their need for casters. My parents sold me to the Army for ten dollars and a pound of sugar.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gillian and Gunner are together at the end of the story, however, it doesn’t end cleanly and there is yet another cliffhanger.<\/p>\n

Which is why I’d put off reading the third book, because of the ending of the second.<\/p>\n

I hate cliffhangers.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Emporium Press<\/p>\n

Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Doctor (2022) C.S. Poe (Magic & Steam) Set in alternate US in 1882. Gillian Hamilton has been caught. He has been exposed as Simon Fitzgerald, the Butcher of Antietam. And he is now on Blackwell’s Island at the Asylum for the Magically Insane. \u201cWhy are you helping a criminal?\u201d Barrie wiped his nose again. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[292,2,207,8,148,26,56,16,934],"tags":[650,50,180,544,212],"class_list":["post-21256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ebook","category-fantasy","category-mental-health-rep","category-mystery","category-queer","category-romance","category-sexual-content","category-supernatural","category-trigger-warnings","tag-attempted-suicide","tag-boinking","tag-c-s-poe","tag-mm","tag-ptsd"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piQkW-5wQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13862,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/13862","url_meta":{"origin":21256,"position":0},"title":"The Gangster","author":"Michelle","date":"January 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Gangster (2021) C.S. Poe (Magic & Steam) Set in Steampunk New York in 1882. Special Agent Gillian Hamilton of the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam is back in New York, and hoping to spend New Years Eve with Gunnar the Deadly--who he met in the first book, when\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "eBook"","block_context":{"text":"eBook","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/ebook"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Gangster","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/The-Gangster.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13347,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/13347","url_meta":{"origin":21256,"position":1},"title":"The Engineer","author":"Michelle","date":"August 7, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Engineer (2020) C.S. Poe (Magic & Steam) Set in the American West in 1881. Gillian Hamilton is a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam--and a powerful magic user. He is sent out west to catch a renegade magic user, but runs into a completely different\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "7\/10"","block_context":{"text":"7\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/7-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Engineer","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/The-Engineer.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14065,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/14065","url_meta":{"origin":21256,"position":2},"title":"The Mystery of the Curiosities","author":"Michelle","date":"March 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mystery of the Curiosities (2017) C.S. Poe (Snow & Winter) Sebastian and Calvin are settling into their relationship. Calvin came out for Sebastian--and his family didn't take it well. But the two are doing their best to make the relationship work. Except that someone throws a brick through the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "8\/10"","block_context":{"text":"8\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/8-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Mystery of the Curiosities","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/The-Mystery-of-the-Curiosities.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14073,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/14073","url_meta":{"origin":21256,"position":3},"title":"The Mystery of the Bones","author":"Michelle","date":"March 9, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mystery of the Bones (2019) C.S. Poe (Snow & Winter) Sebastian is mostly recovered from the events of the previous book. \u201cLife isn\u2019t all about money, Seb.\u201d \u201cYou can say that. You don\u2019t have a hospital bill the length of a CVS receipt.\u201d Physically, if not financially, anyway. But\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "8.5\/10"","block_context":{"text":"8.5\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/8-5-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Mystery of the Bones","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-Mystery-of-the-Bones-683x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19501,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/19501","url_meta":{"origin":21256,"position":4},"title":"The Mystery of the Spirits","author":"Michelle","date":"January 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mystery of the Spirits (2021) C.S. Poe (Snow & Winter) This is the fifth Snow & Winter mystery. Sebastian and Calvin are happily married, and Sebastian has managed to avoid getting involved in murders--until now. \u201cWe should get one of those OSHA scoreboards for the shop. You know, for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "8\/10"","block_context":{"text":"8\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/8-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Mystery of the Spirits","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Mystery-of-the-Spirits.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14067,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/14067","url_meta":{"origin":21256,"position":5},"title":"The Mystery of the Moving Image","author":"Michelle","date":"March 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Mystery of the Moving Image (2018) C.S. Poe (Snow & Winter) A lot has happened to Sebastian and Calvin, so they are ready for some calm and quiet. Of course they don't get it. Someone sends Sebastian an old Kinetoscope--and some never-before-seen reels for it. \u201cHundred-twenty-year-old movie,\u201d Max said\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "8.5\/10"","block_context":{"text":"8.5\/10","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/category\/8-5-10"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Mystery of the Moving Image","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/The-Mystery-of-the-Moving-Image.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}