Clockwork Angels book

Gotta love STEAMPUNK!! Such gothic, sci fi mastery. :)

Heres the book with all the pictures shown - a clip I made yesterday

I'm about half way through it myself, I went the library route as well.  

I am about half way through.  It's a bit of a chore.  Cheesy most definitely, but I'll try to finish it.  Fortunately I didn't buy it; just checked it out from the library.

I enjoyed the book. 

Usually fantasy books that lean too purely in the moralizing/philosophizing vein are not my cup of tea, and this one was very direct and very simple.  Sugary in some places.  You could tell that the primary purpose of the story was to convey a philosophical point. 

I kept feeling as I was reading that this was a book I shouldn't enjoy (don't get me wrong, I approve of books that have a message, and a strong one, I just like them better when they're more hidden, less blunt, usually), yet they pulled it off.

I should add I'm not a die hard Rush fan.  I don't dislike them, I like their music, their philosophical approach, I just like other groups better.

rushfan4 wrote: I finished reading it last night.  It was a pretty quick read for me.  I think it really is a good companion piece to the album.  It really helped to fill in a lot of the holes in the story presented by the lyrics.  It was an enjoyable read, but nothing really mindblowing.  To be honest, I was kind of left with the same disappointment that I had with the end of the album.  It just kind of ended. I suppose in that sense though, it kind of made it more realistic.

Kind of like how life just ends, or something like that.


The book was alright. It was a very speedy read, and did answer questions. I could see how some of the parts were somewhat cheezy, but I enjoyed the overall idea/message behind the story.

I finished reading it last night.  It was a pretty quick read for me.  I think it really is a good companion piece to the album.  It really helped to fill in a lot of the holes in the story presented by the lyrics.  It was an enjoyable read, but nothing really mindblowing.  To be honest, I was kind of left with the same disappointment that I had with the end of the album.  It just kind of ended. I suppose in that sense though, it kind of made it more realistic. 

So has anyone read it yet?  I'm thinking about reading it but I don't want to go out and buy it if it's going to be a load of crap.

Ambient Hurricanes wrote: I mean, being framed for a terrorist attack is pretty serious.  "Sometimes the angels punish us by answering our prayers"?  Not very poignant if nothing actually happens to him.  This is a huge gap in the story.  I know the album is somewhat episodic but come on, at least we get explanations of what happens after the shipwreck and stuff like that.