Kingdom of Clockwork

4,5 stars The book captured me from page one, even though I was reading in a busy train after a long day. I really liked the voice of the pov character and the narrative style of an historical document written by the pov character. It had me reading into the night, even after a long day at a conventi......more

It brought me back to childhood memories of Jules Verne with fantastical contraptions and how they are created, but had that 21st century sense of pacing and story. At times hilarious, and throughout with a great character voice and sense of progress. I was very pleasently surprised! I listened to it a......more

Full disclosure: I was a beta reader. I am so glad that this book is now available for everyone to read. It is a delight from beginning to end. Some of the aspects I most enjoyed included recognizing things from our world that are a mystery to the people in the story (which takes place 500 years from......more

This is a very clever and entertaining book from Billy O'Shea. It conjures up a completely convincing world where electricity and steam are a thing of the past. The main character is a clockmaker and the level of detail on some of the projects he works on is brilliantly depicted with just the right......more

A bit of oldschool sci-fi sprinkled with post-apocalypse framed in clockpunk. I really like the journaling voice of the narration, and the story itself is compelling enough if you like clockpunk tech and political intrigue. I also like that it's set in a sort of post-apocalyptic Scandinavia, carrying......more