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The Wonder Engine

Clocktaur War, Book 2

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The Wonder Engine

By: T. Kingfisher
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
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About this listen

In the sequel to Clockwork Boys, Slate, Brenner, Caliban and Learned Edmund have arrived in Anuket City, the source of the mysterious Clockwork Boys. They even managed to build some trust in each other's skills. That trust is built on quicksand as the risks continue to escalate. But the secrets they're keeping could well destroy them, before the city even gets the chance...

Old foes and consequences of past decisions lurk in the shadows. Every team member's skills are required to succeed - even more so if they hope to survive.

The Wonder Engine never lets us forget our funny, broken group even as the action propels our heroes to new highs and lows. It shows that making the most of the rest of your life can be rewarding - no matter how many mechanical abominations you need to destroy to get there.

©2018 Ursula Vernon (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

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Loved storyline and really good narration with all the voice. I’m loving t kingfisher atm!

The narrator did so well!

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I love this series I love the author they are full of adventure and heartbreak and relatable people who act like real people

wonderful

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I enjoyed this book just as much as the first! The loved the combination of internal and external narratives that drove the story on, and the introduction of a few new characters kept things really interesting.

A great sequel

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I was totally hooked on this, and the one before.
I honestly think they are some of my favourite fantasy characters ever! The story was gripping and the characters felt like friends. I loved it so much!

loved this

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I loved Book 1, I felt the story was really building and whilst the story does push forward in Book 2 it's loses some momentum.

I really love the team of unlikely heroes, their mission, even the pending threat facing Slate for returning to Anuket City, however all these elements take a bit of a back seat in Book 2, where I found Caliban and Slate's pining for each other overpowering the story, it kind of damaged some of the ground work laid in Book 1.

Book 2 has a twist I didn't see coming but Caliban and Slate's dynamic had started giving me the ick by that point, and I didn't appreciate how that still managed to dominate even when more eventful things were taking place. Slightly disappointed just because Book 1 was so enjoyable.

Bit of a let down

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