JIM BUTCHER AERONAUTS WINDLASS SERIES

Butcher brings a fresh and exciting perspective to secondary-world steampunk, giving the reader a thrilling ride.'- Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'Butcher, the bestselling author of the Dresden Files, now launches the Cinder Spires, a new epic fantasy, steampunk hybrid series that has shades of both Naomi Novik and Cherie Priest.With shifting points of view, short chapters, fast-paced action, and awesome battle scenes, the large cast of characters, elaborate world building, and intricate plot are revealed quickly and realized fully. a fascinating, adventurous, and intricate story. You'll be glad you did.'- New York Times bestselling author David Weber 'Butcher opens the imaginative Cinder Spires series with this sweeping fantastical epic. It's steampunk meets magic with a dose of sci-fi for seasoning. Butcher proves yet again that he is an amazing storyteller.'-#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs 'This is Jim Butcher at his best, drawing a fully realized, richly detailed, and downright fun literary world where fearless aeronauts ride the aether, brilliant wizards struggle with doorknobs, and a thirty-pound feline warrior keeps a pet human named Little Mouse. Rider Haggard, Patrick O'Brien and.well, Jim Butcher all got together and wrote a book. Beware fellow readers, herein lies adventure that will keep you from food or rest.It is as if Jules Verne, H. This is everything I've come to expect from Jim Butcher, but in a delightful new flavor.'-#1 New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss 'Wow. But the rest is cool too.Great action scenes, a fascinating world, and characters of a sort I've never seen before.

'So Jim Butcher is writing futuristic dystopian steampunk? You had me at Jim Butcher, actually. Humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And as Grimm undertakes this task, he learns that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. But when the Predator is damaged in combat, Grimm joins a team of Albion agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring his ship. Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy's shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels.

Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace. Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. And death will follow in its wake.īook Synopsis Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors.

And even as Grimm undertakes this dangerous task, he will learn that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. But when the Predator is severely damaged in combat, leaving captain and crew grounded, Grimm is offered a proposition from the Spirearch of Albion - to join a team of agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring Predator to its fighting glory. Fiercely loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy's shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace. About the Book Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world.

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