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Home [0kR. Nolan PhD PT [0ml. Hammeke [1Sx. By Kal Wagenheim [52d. Scott Morris [5Cq. Fechenda [6Bq. Foster [AHy. Maurice, John Burgon [Am4. Wilson [bE7. D [cFv. Brooke [crB. King [d1t. Elaine Thompson [dEx. Both hide dangerous secrets, in the city that beats to the ticking of a clockwork heart. Dru Pagliassotti. Dru Pagliassotti is an author of fantasy literature and the editor of The Harrow online magazine.. Her first published novel was Clockwork Heart, a steampunk fantasy novel about an Icarus-winged heroine, Taya, who stumbles into a murder mystery when she rescues a high caste official of the layered City of Ondinium.

The line swung past again. A crowd had gathered on the street to watch the drama unfolding hundreds of feet above their heads. For a second she hovered, backbeating. The exalted slid off and collapsed to the ground, shaking. She barely remembered to yank her arms free and unfasten the safety line before she, too, sank into a crouch, wrapping her arms around her shoulders and trembling with relief.

Strangers surrounded her, touching her floating wings for luck and saying things to her that sounded like an incoherent rumble. Lictors appeared, barking orders, keeping people back. After a moment, Taya drew in a deep breath and pulled her goggles down around her neck. She turned and knelt next to the exalted. The woman rolled over, her gold hair ornaments clinking against the cobblestones, and opened her eyes. Just a little scared. Taya took it from him.

Taya gave her a crooked smile. Her loose wings tugged at her armature as they swayed. He handed it to the woman as she pulled herself to her feet. His wings were locked high and his straps neatly bundled. For a moment she leaned her forehead on his broad chest, gathering her strength.

Her metal wings were drifting horizontally, knocking into bystanders who tried to crowd too close. With a groan, Taya slid her arms back into them long enough to lock them in a vertical line up her back and over her head. She winced as she pulled her arms back down. Her shoulders were going to be killing her tomorrow.

She pulled off her flight cap and ran her hands through her short, sweat-dampened hair. The cool breeze felt good against her scalp.

Barefoot, wearing a borrowed greatcoat and a makeshift mask, she looked more like a child playing exalted than a full-blooded member of the ruling caste. However, the steady, dark eyes over the veil revealed that she was already recovering her dignity. Taya followed her gaze. The girder had collapsed, and twisted metal struts were trapped in the wireferry lines that held them suspended overhead as if in a metal net.

The ferry car had slammed into the side of one of the station towers and was nothing more than a tangle of wreckage. Several of its dislodged ondium keel plates had floated up and tangled in the cables. We shall speak again, Taya Icarus. House Octavus shall not forget what you have done for it today.

Arguing with a lictor, especially a Demican lictor, was worse than useless. One of the selection criteria for the caste was stubbornness. They might decide to get rid of the witnesses. At first his gloomy mistrust of authority had been amusing, but after a few weeks, his conspiracy theories and complaints about the government had gotten on her nerves.

Taya laughed, despite herself, and his eyes warmed. It was too easy to like him. Pyke was a skilled flier and a thoughtful friend, and he had all the good intentions a girl could want. Not to mention broad shoulders, a strong chest, and hard muscles in his arms and legs from years of flying. Add to that his Ondinium-copper skin and dark hair and eyes, and he was a difficult man to resist.

To his credit, Pyke had taken the rejection well. In some ways, Taya would have preferred a more contentious breakup; at least then their relationship would be clearer. Fortunately, Cassi now considered Pyke fair game, which gave Taya some breathing room whenever the three of them were together.

I think the car clipped one of my feathers. The lictor led them up a short flight of steps into the nearest guard station, and Pyke waved a dramatic good-bye as they were parted.

Taya hesitated, but her body ached, and she wanted to sit down. Deciding she deserved a break, she unbuckled the harness straps and swung open the metal keel. Her back prickled as the leather flight suit pulled away from her sweat-covered skin. She turned and looked at the armature. It swayed in the air, its metal wingtips touching the ceiling. Taya frowned as she inspected the feathers. Two primaries were bent out of shape, but Pyke was right.

Sit down. Do you wish to have something to drink? I can bring you water. Her muscles twinged like plucked strings. Her life changes when she spots a failing in the wire ferry lines and ends up rescuing a woman and child from the Exalted caste of citizens. In an effort to thank her the Exalted draws Taya into her life and Taya gains a celebrity-like status.

Suddenly Taya finds herself not only embroiled in high level politics but also trying to solve a mystery involving murder and theft. I really enjoyed this steampunk mystery. There are some wonderful steampunk elements in the story, the characters are engaging and interesting, and the world-building is well done.

There is a complex caste system that was well described. I also really loved the city of Ondinium and how is has multiple layers and runs off of analytical engines. The book is mostly a mystery. Taya is following a series of accidents and coincidences to try and figure out what is going on. There is a bit of a romance as well, but I didn't really feel like this book was a romance per-say not sure why it is advertised as such. Taya is an awesome character.

She is curious and determined but never gets too serious. I also really enjoyed the character of Cristoff. He is an Exalted that left the caste to become a clockmaker among the lower caste. He is such a noble, honest, and geeky type that I just loved him. This was an engaging read that I enjoyed. My only complaint would be that the story went a bit long, I think it would have worked better if it had ended earlier.

There is some humor in here as well, which was fun. I also have a very specific complaint as a chemist. At one point the character smells an ammonia-like smell and identifies it as methanol Methanol smells a lot like rubbing alcohol and absolutely nothing like ammonia.

I know I know a small quibble but it bugged me. Overall this was a great book and I really enjoyed it. This book had some fantastic world-building, lots of fun steampunk elements, and very engaging characters.

It is mostly a mystery with a bit of romance. I would recommend to fans of steampunk novels that involve a lot of political intrigue. I definitely plan on reading the last two books in this series. This is basically a mystery set in a steampunk universe ruled by an upper class who have been reincarnated many times.

This ruling class has suppressed technology for many years and thus the need for the Icarus class, flying messengers with strapped-on wings. The world in which the story takes place is interesting and a little frightening.

The differences in the classes is a major feature of the plot. Characters are restricted in their daily lives by their membership in one class or another. The heroine is a little too perfect, but the romance was fun, if not a surprise. Rudd did a fine job with the reading, adding depth to some of the more flat characters. Like with most of my audiobooks, I've read this one before listening. I wasn't sure how well this would actually translate to audio, but since it's one of my favorites I was willing to give it a try.

I would recommend this to everyone. It more than exceeded what I expected, and I will most likely re-listen to it again. It's worth the credit. I absolutely loved this audible book, could not stop listening! I spent the entire day at work listening to the book.

This looks like an interesting world but 2 chapters in and I just wasn't getting hooked. I turned it up to 1.