The Inventors Secret, Andrea Cremer
The Inventors Secret, Andrea Cremer
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The Inventor's Secret

Author: Andrea Cremer

Narrator: Leslie Bellair

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2014


Synopsis

New from Andrea Cremer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nightshade novels, comes an action-packed alternate-history steampunk adventure.

In this world, sixteen-year-old Charlotte and her fellow refugees have scraped out an existence on the edge of Britain’s industrial empire. Though they live by the skin of their teeth, they have their health (at least when they can find enough food and avoid the Imperial Labor Gatherers) and each other. When a new exile with no memory of his escape  or even his own name seeks shelter in their camp he brings new dangers with him and secrets about the terrible future that awaits all those who have struggled has to live free of the bonds of the empire’s Machineworks.The Inventor’s Secret is the first book of a YA steampunk series set in an alternate nineteenth-century North America where the Revolutionary War never took place and the British Empire has expanded into a global juggernaut propelled by marvelous and horrible machinery. Perfect for fans of Libba Bray's The Diviners, Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Angel, ScottWesterfeld's Leviathan and Phillip Reeve's Mortal Engines.

About The Author

Andrea Cremer is the internationally bestselling author of the Nightshade series, which includes Nightshade, Wolfsbane, Bloodrose, Snakeroot, Rift and Rise. She is also the author of Invisibility, which she co-wrote with David Levithan. When she's not writing novels, Andrea puts her Ph.D. to work teaching classes in writing and history at Macalester College. She lives in Minneapolis, MN. You can visit her online at www.AndreaCremer.com or follow her on Twitter @andreacremer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marta

Me ha faltado un poco de profundidad en los personajes, en sus relaciones. Me parece que la idea de esta historia alternativa está muy bien asentada, pero que no desarrolla todo el potencial porque se pierde en una trama romántica más bien floja. Pero qué puedo decir, ha terminado por engancharme: l......more

Goodreads review by Kassidy

*3.5* This is an enjoyable and entertaining read, but, to me, it lacks depth. This book is an alternate history story. It explores the idea of what America would be like if the British won the Revolutionary war. The British control the country from the Empire, which is located in NYC. Our main charact......more

Goodreads review by Venus

The American Revolutionary War was a failure. British justice was swift and merciless. Sixteen-year-old Charlotte is the daughter of resistance fighters, hiding out with other children in a network of caves, safe until they are old enough to join the fight. When a new exile with no memory escapes fr......more


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Praise for THE INVENTOR'S SECRET:

* "Cremer...creates an inventive blend of steampunk and alternative history in this new series. She gives readers a fantastical world with mechanical wonders and an opulent vintage setting. The characters are interesting and well developed. Readers will be drawn to future installments."--VOYA *STARRED*

"[A]n entertaining romp in a richly imaginative setting."--Kirkus Reviews