false<![CDATA[Clockwork Heart]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235178227m/2693142.jpg26931421A steampunkish romantic fantasy set in Ondinium, a city that beats to the ticking of a clockwork heart. Taya, a metal-winged courier, can travel freely across the city's sectors and mingle indiscriminately among its castes. A daring mid-air rescue leads to involvement with two scions of an upperclass family and entanglement in a web of terrorism, loyalty, murder, and secrets.2718470142008Clockwork Hearttotal:80|5:21|4:36|3:21|2:2|1:0|803162282230falsefalseWed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue Sep 22 20:18:13 -0700 2009Wed Sep 23 21:05:17 -0700 2009
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Clockwork Heart for the most part, but must say that it just did not live up to all my expectations. Taya is an icarus in the country of Ondinium, where she flies on metal wings as a courier. Ondinium is definitely a character in its own right as Dru Pagliassotti does an amazing job at w...more...]]>
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30falsefalseSat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009Sun Jan 18 21:17:14 -0800 2009Sun Jan 18 21:33:11 -0800 20091 I liked the idea of winged messengers. I also like that the matchmaking program actually allowed for same-sex matches. I still don't think a computer can predict a perfect marriage, and I certainly don't think that everyone should be forced to be run through a pro...more...]]>
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I'd seen this book mentioned a couple of times online but for some reason I had labelled it in my mind as not so intriguing until I read a review at the Book Smugglers blog (they gave it a 9 - "damn near perfection"). I put it on my boo...more...]]>
50falsefalseThu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009Wed Jan 28 11:45:50 -0800 2009Wed Jul 15 09:02:15 -0700 2009 Ondinium is a city powered by the magic substance that gives its name, has a powerful calculating engine at its heart, and is divided in 3 caste areas at 3 levels on a mountain, one per caste, higher up of course,...more...]]>
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Clockwork Heart is a fantasy* that brings in elements of steampunk, romance, and mystery to create a terrific escapist read. Taya is an icarus, a courier who flies above the city of Ondinium on lighter than air wings. When she saves the life of an Exalted, a member of the highest caste in Ondiniu...more...]]>
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Dru Pagliassotti is being billed as a steampunk romance/urban fantasy. And it is all of these. But it transcends each of them as well, making it IMO an incredibly enjoyable cross-genre read. I'm sitting here trying to think of someone I wouldn't recommend this book to and I'm co...more...]]>
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41falsefalseMon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009Wed May 07 08:09:16 -0700 2008Sat Jul 04 08:55:46 -0700 20091 Two men, even brothers, struggle for one woman in a steampunk world including sleuth.
This isn't a fast pace story. But it contains action, romance and a good world building.