Whether you enjoy the whimsical steam-powered world of steampunk or not, you'll certainly find an intriguing and wonderful story.' - Starburst Magazine ' Clockwork Lives is wonderful. And always made all the more beautiful in the sharing.' - Book Reporter ' Clockwork Lives is a highly satisfying assortment of stories of characters marked by a common theme: unique lives lived on a grand scale.' - Popdose 'A rollercoaster of a tale that makes for a wonderfully entertaining read. Fantasy fans will be captivated by this steampunk version of The Canterbury Tales.' - Library Journal, starred 'Clockwork Lives is an exploration and an embracing of adventure, complete with the twists and turns, the love and heartbreak, and the successes and tragedies that ultimately make life the compelling story that it is. 'With captivating illustrations by Robles, it is easy to imagine the backdrop of the lives Miranda (and the reader) collects. 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. 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. 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. Anderson and Peart have returned to their colourful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imagination. 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 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.

In Clockwork Angels, #1 bestselling author Kevin J. Some lives can be summed up in a sentence or two.

Clockwork Lives by Kevin J. Anderson