Mark J. (CrazyaboutFantasy) - reviewed on 11/14/2009 + 49 more book reviews

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I love world building novels, and especially the "steam-punk" genre. This book satisfies these passions. If I had to live in the "Victorian" era, I would rather live in this one than our own. This Universe is literally a clock, and the evidence of God's hand in the creation is physically before your eyes. Relax if your not of a spiritual nature. This is a coming of age adventure story, not a religious tome. Lake has created a totally believable world. My only criticism would be that I would liked to have the characters fleshed out a little more. The main character,Hethor, a Clockmaker's young apprentice is the only character I felt we really got to know, which is a good thing since the whole novel is from his point of view. The other characters, especially the villains, aren't very fleshed-out. I've read a review for his next book, "Escapemnet", and this is taken care of by having multiple points of view. And when you get right down to it, the world itself is the real star here.

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