Mainspring (2007) Jay Lake (Author)
Hethor is an apprentice clockmaker in an alternate world where the planets are mechanical objects. An angel appears to him and tells him he must find a magical artifact lost so long ago it is believed to be just a legend. His quest takes him across his world and through the lands of a variety of bizarre peoples. First novel.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Hethor Jacques, Apprentice, Simeon Malgus, Sailor, William of Ghent, Government Official
GENRE :
Fantasy fiction
SUB GENRE :
Alternate World, Coming-of-Age
SETTING(S) :
Alternate Universe
SUBJECT :
Coming of age, Fantasy
TIME PERIOD :
Indeterminate AD
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300146815
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "Mainspring." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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