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The Wrath of Fate (Abney Park)
There will come a time...
when the freedom is considered too dangerous . Cities are walled, and citizens are chained to round the clock jobs in order to keep them controlled and in the place. Change and progress is outlawed.
There will come a time...
when clockworks wake up, only to find they are not allowed to be awake. They hide in fear, not daring to break there chains of...more
when the freedom is considered too dangerous . Cities are walled, and citizens are chained to round the clock jobs in order to keep them controlled and in the place. Change and progress is outlawed.
There will come a time...
when clockworks wake up, only to find they are not allowed to be awake. They hide in fear, not daring to break there chains of...more
265 pages
Published
2011
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This is a great story to fill the CD booklet in a Pink Floyd-style concept album but there's just not enough conceptually novel in this story to fill a novel. It's also full of typos and grammar mistakes. I really wish I had more good to say about this book. Having paid almost $10 for a crappy epub, I feel ripped off.
I have a hard time taking an airship pirate seriously who doesn't know his grammar. The Victorians were much better at spelling and grammar than Capt. Brown and his band of merry s...more
I have a hard time taking an airship pirate seriously who doesn't know his grammar. The Victorians were much better at spelling and grammar than Capt. Brown and his band of merry s...more
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I started reading this book because I'm an Abney Park fan, and I was hoping that a book linking their songs would be awesome. I finished reading it because I feel I owe it to my fellow fans, and the rest of the reading world, to give a true review to this book. I am writing this with no spoilers.
It took me a while to realize what it was about the book that wasn't working. It's easy to list off the things that it doesn't do, or does badly, but at the end the one fatal flaw of this book is that it...more
It took me a while to realize what it was about the book that wasn't working. It's easy to list off the things that it doesn't do, or does badly, but at the end the one fatal flaw of this book is that it...more
Let me preface this by saying that I love the whole Steampunk genre; starting with the literary masters from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries who wrote sci-fi and fantasy, weird-fiction tales of horror and the strange, real Victorian mysteries because they were actually written in the late 1800s, all the way to the current favourites who take so much inspiration from those old classics.
"Captain" Robert Brown has, it could be argued, done the most to bring the niche awesomeness of the "C...more
"Captain" Robert Brown has, it could be argued, done the most to bring the niche awesomeness of the "C...more
"Captain" Robert Brown is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Abney Park. I discovered the band about two years ago and fell in love with their steampunk-themed lyrics and their great sound. In The Wrath of Fate, Brown weaves those songs into a fictional, autobiographical narrative. As the novel opens, Brown and the rest of the band are flying to a concert when their plane crashes into the side of the time-traveling airship Ophelia. The airship's inventor names Brown captain. With the won...more
I love Abney Park. Their music is atmospheric, exciting, different, and truly succeeds in transporting me to another world and time; jungles, gentrified archaeology, stricken airships, pirate ships, the swinging 30s, a filthy Victorian street... There is no doubt about it. "Captain" Robert Brown is a true talent and a fantastic songwriter with an eye for intelligent aesthetic.
Unfortunately -- and it really pains me to say this -- he is not a very good writer.
I have read books by my favourite mus...more
Unfortunately -- and it really pains me to say this -- he is not a very good writer.
I have read books by my favourite mus...more
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Abney Park was my first exposure to the genre of Steampunk, their music captivated and inspired my imagination and has become ingrained into my inner soundtrack as I move throughout my days. So when I heard that Captain Robert had written a book I could hardly contain my excitement.
“The Wrath of Fates” is a fantastic time travel Steampunk adventure that blends history and science fiction in a very unique way. The story follows Captain Robert Brown and his wife Kristina as they find themselves ab...more
“The Wrath of Fates” is a fantastic time travel Steampunk adventure that blends history and science fiction in a very unique way. The story follows Captain Robert Brown and his wife Kristina as they find themselves ab...more
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This book reads much like an ARC of an author's first book. I really wish an editor had looked through this book before printing. There are typos and grammatical errors galore.
Beyond that, however, is a novel that, conceptually, is fascinating and interesting. The first person POV makes the Captain sound a little egotistical and self-centered sometimes, but from his actions, I think that's spot on.
The writing isn't strong, the characters aren't as fleshed out as I wanted them to be, but the pro...more
Beyond that, however, is a novel that, conceptually, is fascinating and interesting. The first person POV makes the Captain sound a little egotistical and self-centered sometimes, but from his actions, I think that's spot on.
The writing isn't strong, the characters aren't as fleshed out as I wanted them to be, but the pro...more
First let me state that I'm a big fan of Abney Park and a major steampunk. But I did try to not let my fandom color how I read this novel. I enjoyed the book for the most part, more for finding out the stories surrounding the songs than for the writing itself. Though Captain Robert is great at weaving a tale with his lyrics, his writing style doesn't flow quite as well. (And, to be honest, he needed a couple more pairs of eyes on the text to catch typos and other editorial errors.) But the fault...more
This is the first book written by Captain Robert Brown, the lead singer of my favourite Steampunk band Abney Park. Now, just because you can write good songs and lyrics, doesn't mean you will necessarily be a good author, but luckily this book is fun, interesting and full of adventure. It describes how Robert and his band first became Airship Pirates after bumping into a time-travelling airship called the Ophelia. Strange happenings occur and suddenly Robert is Captain Robert and he and his crew...more
A friend of mine once made a comment to the effect of, "I feel like, with steampunk, you can pretty much take anything that anyone thinks is cool and mix it all together." I think this novel embodies that statement, with a healthy dose of swashbuckle. It is a delightful mixture of genres, a semi-fictional autobiography (or an autobiographical fiction? would that be more like a dream?), which weaves a highly entertaining backstory to Abney Park's lyrics. This tale comes chalk full of steam, scien...more
I'm a huge Abney Park fan and have wanted to read this for some time now, thinking it would add to the band's background. And it did. However, it definitely had its faults. For starters, the dialogue was weak and the character development a bit flat, especially during the first part of the story (Book I). The second part was much improved and the plot picked up and got me engaged. Unfortunately, the kindle edition of the book had lots of typos and mistakes which was disappointing. Overall, it wa...more
I was going to savor this, but it got too good. I couldn't stop reading! Everything about Wrath of Fate is awesome - the worldbuilding, the weaving of Abney Park's songs into the story, the humor and psychology. Favorite part? How the Captain managed to put so much of his real self into this fictional world; his childhood was both fascinating and horrifying, and explains so much about the type of man he became. Absolutely a must-read for any Abney Park fan, and a great read for everyone else.
There were aspects I greatly enjoyed, and I liked the story itself, but the writing needed more polish, more details, more character development. I didn't find myself caring much about anyone, except maybe the Captain himself. Even Kristina didn't seem to figure much into the story. As a fan of Abney Park I found it an interesting read, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone not a fan of the band.
Let me begin by saying that I am a huge fan of Abney Park and their music. The idea that Robert had written a book about the band and how this would weave through the song texts of the latest albums was very appealing.
The idea of the book is very nice, I liked how it started. I did not manage to end it, however. After about 1/3 of the book, the number of errors in writing and in some of the historical facts were bad enough to make me stop. The manuscript could do with a spell-checker and a perso...more
The idea of the book is very nice, I liked how it started. I did not manage to end it, however. After about 1/3 of the book, the number of errors in writing and in some of the historical facts were bad enough to make me stop. The manuscript could do with a spell-checker and a perso...more
I absolutely loved this book! Once I started, it was very hard to put it down. My only issue was that it wasn't long enough, but it was a great quick read. I hope a continuation is on its way'
The book was rife with misspelled words and grammatical mistakes which made it difficult to concentrate on the plot. The story itself was alright.
love abney park so much and it explains there background story and there musics so good
Not an adult book. More geared towards young adult/teen. Numerous spelling and grammer errors.
I'm a big fan of Abney Park's music. After reading the book, their music has an added richness as now you have a story to go with the lyrics. If you're a fan of Abney Park, this is a must read. I'll admit, the first few chapters will have you scratching your head because it seems like two different stories are being told but they quickly mesh together for adventure galore. I'm looking forward to the next book.
Abney Park fans will feel right at home in this well-imagined world. Read my full review here: World Building and the Wrath of Fate
The story was interesting but I was a little disappointed. Typos an Lena weird ending.
Solid entertainment, decently written Steampunk yarn.
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