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 |
COMMENT Book #3 of this trilogy is very much a heist story, and I quite enjoyed it!
Pirate stories and heist stories... Do we ever get enough of them?
Very interesting, Ulrich! Thanks for clueing me in!
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