God of Clocks by Alan Campbell
God of Clocks is Alan Campbell’s third book in his Deepgate Codex. It is (save for the ending) better than Scar Night, but nowhere near as strong as Iron Angel.
In God of Clocks, the Spine assassin Rachel is reunited with the young angel Dill, though his soul is now enhoused in a monstrously tall (400’ I think) mechanical construct of an angel.
May 13th, 2009. Bill Capossere´s rating: 3 | Alan Campbell | SFF Reviews | no comments |
“It’s not death that allows us to understand one another, but poetry.”
Lavinia, wife of Aeneas, is silent in Virgil’s Aeneid. In the novel Lavinia, Ursula Le Guin gives a voice and a story to this nearly obscure figure.
I loved the prose from page one. Le Guin’s skill with the English language is unquestionable. Here’s a sample from early in the novel:
Like Spartan Helen,
May 13th, 2009. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 4 | Ursula K. Le-Guin | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…