false 23138083 291986 1296444 0765317087 9780765317087 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182564300m/1296444.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182564300s/1296444.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1296444.Mainspring 3.11 200 Mainspring is the story of a young clockmaker's apprentice, who is visited by the Archangel Gabriel. He is told that he must take the Key Perilous and rewind the Mainspring of the Earth. It is running down, and disaster to the planet will ensue if it's not rewound. From innocence and ignorance to power and self-knowledge, the young man will make the long and perilous journey to the South Polar Axis, to fulfill the commandment of his God.</div></div></div>]]> 234088 3.43 836 266 2007 3 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 28 11:42:52 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 17 16:28:46 -0700 2009 Mainspring started out awesome, lost significant momentum toward the middle, and abruptly switched gears (hah!) in the third act to reach a conclusion that was, in a word, unsatisfying. Lake seems to have the same problems most first-time novelists and NaNoWriMo participants have with word count; th...more...]]>