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Prehistoric Clock (The Steam Clock Legacy, #1)
by
Robert Appleton (Goodreads Author)
Airship officer Verity Champlain is well-respected by her crew. But after a vital mission nearly goes wrong, she is having second thoughts about her career.
Lord Garrett Embrey is on the run. The Leviacrum Council, the secretive scientific body that holds sway over the Empire, executed his father and uncle and now they want him dead too.
Professor Cecil Reardon is consumed b...more
Lord Garrett Embrey is on the run. The Leviacrum Council, the secretive scientific body that holds sway over the Empire, executed his father and uncle and now they want him dead too.
Professor Cecil Reardon is consumed b...more
ebook, 184 pages
Published
February 6th 2012
by Carina Press
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Sooner or later, clockwork requires each piece to accept its nature or break. Hearts are no different.
I have limited experience with steampunk. Most of what I've stumbled across has been romance of some sort or other, which is fine in its way. But that's why I kept expecting someone to leap into bed with someone in this book. There is a romance element - but a PNR this ain't. (*muted rejoicing*)
What this is is the story of Professor Cecil Reardon, whose wife and young son were killed in a terri...more
I have limited experience with steampunk. Most of what I've stumbled across has been romance of some sort or other, which is fine in its way. But that's why I kept expecting someone to leap into bed with someone in this book. There is a romance element - but a PNR this ain't. (*muted rejoicing*)
What this is is the story of Professor Cecil Reardon, whose wife and young son were killed in a terri...more
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Prehistoric Clock by Robert Appleton is a steam-powered adventure story of the Jules Verne school of adventuring. Not to mention the Jules Verne era of scientific knowledge. But as an adventure story, it's definitely great fun.
Prehistoric Clock is Victorian-inspired steampunk, so it is set in an alternate British Empire on which the sun has not set, and does not look likely to. The year is 1908, but it is definitely not our 1908. The world is po...more
Prehistoric Clock by Robert Appleton is a steam-powered adventure story of the Jules Verne school of adventuring. Not to mention the Jules Verne era of scientific knowledge. But as an adventure story, it's definitely great fun.
Prehistoric Clock is Victorian-inspired steampunk, so it is set in an alternate British Empire on which the sun has not set, and does not look likely to. The year is 1908, but it is definitely not our 1908. The world is po...more
Steampunk. Time travel. Dinosaurs.
These three things make Robert Appleton's Prehistoric Clock a book after my heart. And does it capture it? Does the book provide a fun and engaging story along with its interesting premise?
Yes. Yes it does.
And thank goodness for that. When I read the synopsis, I so wanted to like the book, but I worried it wouldn't live up to its potential.
Set in 1908, Prehistoric Clock is told from the perspectives of three main characters, Verity Champlain, an acting captain o...more
These three things make Robert Appleton's Prehistoric Clock a book after my heart. And does it capture it? Does the book provide a fun and engaging story along with its interesting premise?
Yes. Yes it does.
And thank goodness for that. When I read the synopsis, I so wanted to like the book, but I worried it wouldn't live up to its potential.
Set in 1908, Prehistoric Clock is told from the perspectives of three main characters, Verity Champlain, an acting captain o...more
I had read Appleton's previous novel The Mysterious Lady Law and was sufficiently entertained to want to check out this new story. I began the story confused as the characters burst onto the page with strong personalities and fully formed backgrounds. I was trying to figure out how everything went together in this alternative world as we jumped around three different perspectives: airship captain Verity Champlain who mourns the loss of her sister; Lord Garrett Embrey, whose father and uncle were...more
3.5 stars.
I've enjoyed a few other Steam Punk novels, this one felt a little different to me, and did take a while to get into. The characters drew my interest, but I also felt like there could have been more to them. They were a little too much on the surface.
It was a fun adventure, even though it was filled with death and deceit. I enjoyed the prehistoric aspect, it's not the usual time frame for steam punk and was used very well in the plot.
This is a series, but I don't think I'll read any m...more
I've enjoyed a few other Steam Punk novels, this one felt a little different to me, and did take a while to get into. The characters drew my interest, but I also felt like there could have been more to them. They were a little too much on the surface.
It was a fun adventure, even though it was filled with death and deceit. I enjoyed the prehistoric aspect, it's not the usual time frame for steam punk and was used very well in the plot.
This is a series, but I don't think I'll read any m...more
I requested this book for review based on the interesting cover and premise, and was excited to get to read it. The first thing I noticed about Prehistoric Clock was that it was surprisingly well-written. Although I am a big fan of steampunk books, I wasn't entirely sure what I was going to get from a London-based steampunk novel with time travel and dinosaurs. It could be great fun, executed smoothly like Cherie Priest's Clockwork Century series, or it could have left much to be desired. I am h...more
Great world-building, likeable characters and dinosaurs rampaging through steampunk London. What else can you ask for? I'll be waiting for book two.
I really enjoyed this story. The dinosaurs were every bit as frightening as they should have been, there was a touch of romance, a touch of mystery and lots of interesting characters.
Epicness, this has it.
Check out the full review over at Pure Textuality.
http://puretextuality.com/2012/03/08/...
Check out the full review over at Pure Textuality.
http://puretextuality.com/2012/03/08/...
Steampunk AND dinosaurs. Airships AND time travel. Robert Appleton has this way of building big worlds and populating them with a complex ensemble cast of characters. I am never disappointed with his stories. Fun, adventure and originality await!
Unlike his "Sparks in Cosmic Dust," this is one I can share with my 12yo. There is a (small) romantic element to the story, but no sexual content.
Unlike his "Sparks in Cosmic Dust," this is one I can share with my 12yo. There is a (small) romantic element to the story, but no sexual content.
I could not finish this. Characters too wooden and uninteresting.
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Robert Appleton is an award-winning English author of science fiction, steampunk and historical fiction. In his free time he hikes, plays soccer, and kayaks whenever he can. He has travelled far but loves the comfort of reading books or watching movies at home. His inspiration is the night sky.
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