Click to read more about the curious case of the clockwork man by mark hodder. The curious case of the clockwork man, mark hodder okay. Mark hodder is an english steampunk author, since 2008 living in spain. What other book might you compare the curious case of the clockwork man to and why. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Burton and swinburnes second adventure, the curious case of the clockwork man, is filled with eccentric steamdriven technology, grotesque characters, and a deepening mystery that pushes forward the threevolume story arc begun in the strange affair of spring heeled jack. The curious case of the clockwork man picks up a few months after the events of book 1. Editions of the curious case of the clockwork man by mark. Hes the creator and caretaker of the blakiana website.
Welcome to the curious case of the clockwork man, set in the bizarre alternative universe inhabited, amongst others, by sir richard burton, famous explorer and agent to king albert yes, thats right, and his assistant, the poet algernon swinburne. I wasnt expecting the book to be as good as the first, the strange affair of spring heeled jack. Every once in a while i come across a book, or series of books, that totally yanks the carpet out from under me, and thats the case with the curious case of the. The curious case of the clockwork man audiobook mark. He was lying on his back in the lobby of the royal geographical society, sprawled at the bottom of the grand staircase with a diminutive redhaired poet slumped across his chest. It is neither lyrical, resonant or thoughtprovoking those three adjectives appearing more and more regularly on my blog as praisewords for novels. It seems to me that in these times of rapid scienti. Hodder still offers quite a few scenes and encounters of fine invention and good dialogue, but the bigger picture is an uneven one though redeemed and excused a bit in that it.
The curious case of the clockwork man by mark hodder goodreads. All around, nearly as enjoyable as the first and nearly as educational. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. The curious case of the clockwork man hodder, mark. The curious case of the clockwork man world of books. Buy the curious case of the clockwork man by mark hodder, in very good condition. Theirs is a time significantly altered by the unintended temporal shenanigans of one spring. Dick award 2010and its sequel, the curious case of the clockwork man. When a clockworkpowered man of brass is found abandoned in trafalgar square, burton and his assistant, the wayward poet algernon swinburne, find themselves on the trail of the stolen garnier collection of black diamonds rumoured to be fragments of the lemurian eye of naga, a meteorite that fell to earth in prehistoric times. The curious case of the clockwork man is based on some historical and popular events at the time that the story is set. The curious case of the clockwork man is mark hodders second steampunk novel with sir richard. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of the curious case of the clockwork man.
When a clockwork powered man of brass is found abandoned in trafalgar square, burton and his assistant, the wayward poet algernon swinburne, find themselves on the trail of the stolen garnier collectionblack diamonds rumored to be fragments of the lemurian eye of naga, a meteorite that fell to earth in prehistoric times. While slightly predictable in its way, the curious case of the clockwork man is well executed, easily readable, and full of more than a few surprises. The curious case of the clockwork man rakuten kobo. The usual superlatives for really clever fantasy imaginative, mindbending, phantasmagorical arent nearly big enough for this debut novel. Book one surprised, book two astounds would you listen to the curious case of the clockwork man again. The curious case of the clockwork man by mark hodder. The curious case of the clockwork man you are not logged in.
Buy a cheap copy of the curious case of the clockwork man book by mark hodder. This is an alternative history where queen victoria was assassinated early in her reign through the misguided attempt of a timetraveler to save his family name. The following two novels, the curious case of the clockwork man and expedition to the mountains of the moon, were released in 2011 and 2012 respectively to. Characters are fantastic, narration is just brilliant. Books similar to the curious case of the clockwork man. The characters of sir richard burton and algernon swinburne have rounded out quite a bit. The curious case of the clockwork man by mark hodder 3,224 ratings, 3. Have you read the curious case of the clockwork man. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. The curious case of the clockwork man, mark hodder the. The curious case of the clockwork man is a worthy successor to.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the curious case of the clockwork man. The curious case of the clockwork man is the second book in the burton and swinburne steampunk series by mark hodder. Hes the creator and caretaker of the blakiana website, which he designed to celebrate, record, and revive sexton blake, the most writtenabout fictional detective in english publishing history. I put off reading my copy of mark hodders debut novel, the strange affair. Mark hodder when burton and swinburne discover an abandoned brass man in trafalgar square, they find themselves on the trail of stolen black diamonds and embroiled in a plot involving the tichborne claimant and. The curious case of the clockwork man and millions of other books are available for instant access.
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