Also, very entertaining were the ubiquitous references and Easter eggs to Rush’s fine works. From there we are off on a journey of self-discovery and growth. We encounter the antagonist The Anarchist and a Bradburyesque carnival. We follow our protagonist as he leaves his bucolic home on an adventure into the Watchmaker’s steampunk world of hyper regulation and precision central planning. Inspired by Candide and various other sources between the two this has although the indicia of Anderson’s superb world building with Peart’s progressive rock soul.
The idea for a steampunk bildungsroman was worked on by Peart and Anderson and sounds like the drafts were more or less concurrent. In an afterward by the late Rush drummer, we learn that the collaboration between the two began even before lyrics for Clockwork Angels was conceived. This 315 page relatively slim volume tells the story and wraps it up and was fun to read. I’ve been pretty hard on Anderson over the years, but I’ve also liked his work with Brian Herbert on the Dune expansions, and my most frequent complaint is that he apparently gets paid by the word – he kind of goes on too long. Gotta say Kevin did a good job with this one. Read it slowly, and allocate it the brain space and time for some good thinking. So in conclusion, you can read this just as a steampunk fantasy and enjoy it, but by doing so I think you would miss out on the best bits. For Rush fans, there are also plenty of references to Rush's previous work. Some of these concepts occur as themes throughout the book (such as freedom) and others as vignettes covered only in one scene or part of a scene.Īnyone with an interest in philosophy or French literature will recognise a strong resemblance to Voltaire's Candide in some ways, Clockwork Angels might be regarded as a retelling of Candide for a modern audience the authors - for I include Neil Peart, Rush's drummer - say in an afterword that Candide 'was an early model for the story arc'. As you travel with him, you get to think about the virtue of balance, and the fact that extremes of either order or chaos can be equally undesirable the nature of life and death the purpose of imagination and freedom - the freedom to choose, and the freedom to fail and more. Clockwork Angels is an allegory Owen's physical journey represents his (and everyone's) journey to maturity, with the inevitable disillusionments and discoveries along the way. However, if you are expecting complex plotting and multi-layered characters, you will not find them. Through the book, the hero - Owen Hardy - changes from a naive boy to a young man. It's a steampunk fantasy describing a young man's dissatisfaction with his safe, ordered life in the Watchmaker's precisely ordered realm (even the rain arrives on time) and his embarkation on an impulsive adventure that rapidly spirals out of control. We currently reside near Monument, Colorado.Ĭlockwork Angels is the companion book to the new Rush album of the same name. I serve as a judge in the Writers of the Future contest. I have also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps.
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My original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. I have written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and I'm the co-author of the Dune prequels. After you've tried those, I hope you'll check out some of my other series. And my magnum opus, the science fiction epic The Saga of Seven Suns, begins with HIDDEN EMPIRE. My steampunk fantasy adventures, CLOCKWORK ANGELS and CLOCKWORK LIVES, written with Neil Peart, legendary drummer from Rush, are two of my very favorite novels ever. series, humorous horror/mysteries, which begin with DEATH WARMED OVER. If you are new to my work, let me recommend a few titles as good places to start. Not just for Rush completists or Rush fans (although it helps) this is for fans of progressive rock/metal.Yes, I have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming. Quite simply, this is a lovely companion to the 4LP Rock In Rioset that was released back in January of 2018.
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Also included in the box is the obligatory download code. The live images are really crisp and clear.
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It’s beautifully packaged and the full size booklet that it comes with is quite lovely. The Clockwork Angels Tourvinyl box is a must have.
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