Fires of Invention, J. Scott Savage
Fires of Invention, J. Scott Savage
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Fires of Invention

Author: J. Scott Savage

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2015

Synopsis

Trenton Colman is exceptionally creative with a knack for all things mechanical. But his talents are viewed with suspicion in Cove, a steam-powered city built inside a mountain. In Cove, creativity is a crime and invention is a curse word. Kallista Babbage is a repair technician and daughter of the notorious Leo Babbage, who died in an explosionan event the leaders of Cove point to as an example of the danger of creativity. Working together, Trenton and Kallista learn that Leo Babbage was developing a secret project before he perished. Following clues he left behind, they begin to assemble a strange machine that is unlike anything theyve ever seen before. They soon discover that what they are building may threaten every truth their city is founded onand quite possibly their very lives.

About J. Scott Savage

J. Scott Savage has returned after being lost in a Mexican rainforest. His office is now filled with Mayan scrolls, hieroglyphics, artifacts, and star charts. His children and children-in-law, Big Nick, Erica, Scott, Natalie, Jake, and Little Nick, look pale and claim to be cursed. His grandchildren, Gray, Lizzie, and Jack, are heavily wrapped in mummy-like bandages. And his wife, Jennifer, has reportedly been seen glowing green and hexing the neighbors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jackson on March 25, 2015

I don't give many books 5 star ratings, but this one deserves it. I had recently fallen into a dry spell of reading when Jeff (the author) contacted me and asked me to read a very early rough draft of this book. I read it in basically 2 sittings. I don't think I'm allowed to say anything about it, bu......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on August 24, 2016

Oh boy. What a fun book this was! If you like steampunk, if you like dragons, if you like STEAMPUNK DRAGONS, I guarantee Fires of Invention is a book you will enjoy. Here's the scoop on the plot: Trenton Coleman is always getting in trouble for being too creative. In Cove, his city home inside a moun......more

Goodreads review by Helena on September 25, 2017

Fires of Invention was an enjoyable read, though one of the few where I enjoyed the setting more than the characters. Trenton lives in a secluded civilization called Cove where innovation is discouraged, and rule breakers are threatened with re-education. Trenton, of course, is a rule breaker and wh......more

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