The Aeronaut's Windlass
The Cinder Spires, Book 1
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The Aeronaut's Windlass
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Narrated by:
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Euan Morton
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By:
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Jim Butcher
About this listen
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace.
Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. 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.
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.
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. Humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more than 10,000 years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake.
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Critic reviews
Great action scenes, a fascinating world, and characters of a sort I've never seen before. This is everything I've come to expect from Jim Butcher, but in a delightful new flavour (Patrick Rothfuss, author of THE NAME OF THE WIND)
If the rest of Cinder spires is like this I will definitely get them.
Now just to wait for Codex Alera audiobooks so I can have the whole Butcher library on my phone.
A good start for an interesting new world.
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It ain't Harry Dresden,
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Story – 5/5
Wow – what a great story this is. Having read/listened to quite a few of Butcher’s books spanning 3 epic series (Dresden, Codex Alera and now The Cinder Spires), I can now safely say that he is my favourite author out there, and just about pips Abercrombie to the post.
It is a steampunk based story that is full of non-stop action. The opening sequence is an air battle in true steampunk fashion, and starts straight away with fantastic characterisation of those involved. It is never difficult to follow what is happening, as the prose is fluid, precise and un-complex.
I think what really makes Butcher stand out, is his perfect balance of humour, danger, action and sentimentality – and this is another of his stories that doesn’t disappoint. My favourite character? Has to be the cat (they are part of civilisation and talk to humans in this story). I am guessing people who own cats will relate to the many humorous comments coming from him which had me laughing out loud many times over.
Performance – 5/5
I’d not come across Euan Morton before, but I thought he was a fantastic narrator. He really enhanced the enjoyment of the story through great voice acting, and a smooth dramatic performance describing this action packed story.
Another one to look out for. Couldn’t find any fault at all.
Overall – 5/5
My favourite listen of 2016
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It's steampunk Jim but not as we know it
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What a fantastic book!
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