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Avoiding the lifestyle of his late gangster father by working as a clock repairman, Joe Spork fixes an unusual device that turns out to be a former secret agent's doomsday machine and incurs the wrath of the government and a diabolical South Asian dictator.
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Add a Quote'To wait up with the dead; to take what they have no use for and set it aside; that the corpse looks lively on the day; to see the dead from bed to dirt, and no indignity more than what fate inflicts; to serve the wailing widow and the lonely man with grace, and carry the Waiting Man's Quiet like a comforter, that is lent at need; to hear the Screaming, and let it have no voice; to preserve the silence of the dead, and keep their secrets; to take fair payment and seek no favours; and to move on, without regret.' --The Waiting Man's Promise
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Add a CommentThe author says it most succinctly close to the end of his book. "Windbag". Some great ideas, amusing wordplay and good narrative. Too bad there's so much padding with pointless prose that does nothing to advance the story. Very sad.
Like nothing else I've ever read, this book is a combination of modern/victorian England, steampunk, hilarious british wit & mayhem. I'll never look at bees the same way.
"Is it too early to be picking favourites? I hesitate to say this, but I think I may already have found my best read of 2012 ... Can it really be that everything else is downhill from this book?" Read the Christchurch City Libraries blog post http://cclblog.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/have-i-read-the-best-book-of-the-year-already/
Well, that was fun!
Loved it. Such fun! Spies, sexiness, philosophy, and redemption. Burp.
Extremely good writing. Highly fascinating page-turner. Completely satisfying climax. Thoroughly unbelievable science. For instance, clockwork bees made of gold? How are they powered? How do their tiny wings move their massive bodies? Still, I loved the story and will gladly read it again!