Clockwork Lives, Neil Peart
Clockwork Lives, Neil Peart
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Synopsis

Some lives can be summed up in a sentence or two. Other lives are epics. In Clockwork Angels, #1 bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart created a fabulous, adventurous steampunk world in a novel to accompany the smash Rush concept album of the same name. It was a world of airships and alchemy, clockwork carnivals, pirates, lost cities, a rigid Watchmaker who controlled every aspect of life, and his nemesis, the ruthless and violent Anarchist who wanted to destroy it all. Anderson and Peart have returned to their colourful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imagination. Marinda Peake is a woman with a quiet, perfect life in a small village; she long ago gave up on her dreams and ambitions to take care of her ailing father, an alchemist and an inventor. When he dies, he gives Marinda a mysterious inheritance: a blank book that she must fill with other people’s stories—and ultimately her own. Clockwork Lives is a steampunk Canterbury Tales, and much more, as Marinda strives to change her life from a mere “sentence or two” to a true epic.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stewart on May 01, 2019

This is a followup to the Clockwork Angels graphic novel, but, as far as I can tell, it's not necessary to have read it to enjoy Clockwork Lives. And I should know, since I haven't. In fact, despite considering myself a Rush fan, I haven't even listened to the Clockwork Angels album. One of these da......more

Goodreads review by Izzy on September 01, 2018

This is quite a different reading experience, one I quite liked. Some parts of the story could have delved deeper into the character, but since it's an adaptation of a novel, I understand why maybe they didn't put all the details in this version. Then again, I haven't read the original novel, so I'm......more

Goodreads review by William on April 14, 2019

I borrowed this great graphic novel from the library, but it's one I'll be on the lookout for to add to my shelves. This is an adaptation of the book 'Clockwork Lives', also by Anderson and Peart, which I also need to get my hands on. Their 'Clockwork Angels' was a favourite read of mine a few years......more

Goodreads review by The Book Dragon on August 17, 2018

1. This is my first steampunk style graphic novel 2. I still haven’t gotten around to reading Clockwork Angels 3. This was still an extremely enjoyable book. The novel is composed of multiple stories so there is probably one or two stories that will appeal greatly to anyone. This novel also expands th......more

Goodreads review by Maggie on January 16, 2023

It's enjoyable. The book is more of an anthology of stories so it was easy to pick up and put down. It didn't move me but was good for some escapism before bed.......more