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Mass Market Paperback The Aeronaut's Windlass Book

ISBN: 0451466810

ISBN13: 9780451466815

The Aeronaut's Windlass

(Book #1 in the The Cinder Spires Series)

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Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors... Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator . Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy's shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is damaged in combat, Grimm joins a team of Albion agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring his ship. And as Grimm undertakes this task, he learns that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake...

Customer Reviews

3 ratings

Excellent read, worthy of a Jim Butcher Novel

The usual time it takes for me to get into a new book world is usually 50 or so pages. After the first twenty I couldn't bare to put it down. Excellent characters that develop even in the first in the first novel, of I hope of many more. Amazing character chemistry, and engaging (and often times surprising) plot. I think the last 1/3 of the book is just *action*. Absolutely love it. Yearning for more. Thank you Mr Butcher.

Very enjoyable, perfect getaway for a long weekend.

Very good characters and world-building, reminiscent of the Firefly TV series (but more Elizabethan/Victorian steampunk rather than Wild West.) I enjoyed the perspective of the opposing military forces. I was a little unsatisfied with the female villain; the limitations of her power didn't quite make sense to me. I would read a sequel.

A Little Long

This probably could have been edited down, and it's not Jim Butcher's finest work, but I'm still happy I read it, and there's some good stuff to be had here. I love when we're privy to an animal's thoughts, and they're used as comic relief when it's done well. I think my favorite thing about this book, and probably what made it so worth reading was Rowl, the cat. There were definitely sections that drug for me, but the rest was so good, all can very nearly be forgiven.
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