Clockwork Angels

Book Details

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Author(s):

Kevin J Anderson ; Neil Peart

First Pub:

2012

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Steampunk

First Read:

2020

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Internal ID:

2828

Series:

Clockwork Lives ->

Clockwork Angels*

#1 of 2

Clockwork Angels*

A duology written by Kevin J Anderson and Neil Peart from the rock band Rush.

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1) Clockwork Angels
2) Clockwork Lives

Copyright:

Dedication:

To Olivia and to Harrison,
who are just beginning all the journeys of a great adventure

First Sentence:

It seems like a lifetime ago - which , of course, it was... all that and more.

Last Sentence:

None on file

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
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Added: 25-Aug-2020

Last Updated: 14-Feb-2022

Publications

01-Sep-2012

Brilliance Audio

Audiobook

Date Issued:

01-Sep-2012

Format:

Audiobook

Cover Price:

$12.99

Length:

8 hrs 35 min

"Read":

Once

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2354

Publisher:

Brilliance Audio

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Neil Peart - Narration

From audible.com:

Audie Award Finalist, Package Design, 2014

I can’t stop thinking big....

International best-selling author Kevin J. Anderson teams up with Rush lyricist and drummer Neil Peart to expand the story set out in Clockwork Angels, the 20th studio album by the legendary rock band.

All the journeys of this great adventure -

It didn’t always feel that way

For more than two centuries, the land of Albion has been ruled by the supposedly benevolent Watchmaker, who imposes precision on every aspect of life. Young Owen Hardy from the village of Barrel Arbor dreams of seeing the big city and the breathtaking Clockwork Angels that dispense wisdom to the people, maybe even catching a glimpse of the Watchmaker himself.

I was brought up to believe....

He watches the steamliners drift by, powered by alchemical energy, as they head toward Crown City - never dreaming that he is already caught between the grandiose forces of order and chaos, between the Watchmaker and his nemesis, the Anarchist. Owen’s journeys begin at a fabulous carnival with clockwork wonders beyond his imagination, and take him aboard airships, far into the Redrock Desert to seek lost cities, through storms at sea to encounters with pirates...and give him a chance at love.

Clockwork Angels: The Novel is a remarkable, innovative story unlike any other.

The basis for this novel, Clockwork Angels: The Album by Rush, is available now at rush.com.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

©2012 Kevin J. Anderson ℗2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

I was a huge Rush fan in Junior High and High School. Loved their storytelling in 2112 - which started me off with this band. So, I had to read this book...

Author(s)

Kevin J Anderson
Birth: 27 Mar 1962 Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Notes:

Kevin J. Anderson's novels have been on national bestseller lists twenty-seven times. His Star Wars - Jedi Academy trilogy were the three top-selling science fiction novels of 1994.

Anderson signed the largest science fiction contract in publishing history, to write a prequel trilogy to Frank Herbert's classic SF novel Dune. Co-written with Frank Herbert's son Brian. Anderson has also written numerous bestselling comics, including Star Wars and Predator titles for Dark Horse and X-Files for Topps.

He is married to Rebecca Moesta.

Neil Peart
Birth: 12 Sep 1952 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Death: 07 Jan 2020 Santa Monica, California, USA

Awards

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