{"product_id":"clockwork-lives-9781770412941","title":"Clockwork Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003eSome lives can be summed up in a sentence or two. Other lives are epics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eClockwork Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, #1 bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart created a fabulous, adventurous steampunk world in a novel to accompany the smash Rush concept album of the same name. It was a world of airships and alchemy, clockwork carnivals, pirates, lost cities, a rigid Watchmaker who controlled every aspect of life, and his nemesis, the ruthless and violent Anarchist who wanted to destroy it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson and Peart have returned to their colourful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imagination. Marinda Peake is a woman with a quiet, perfect life in a small village; she long ago gave up on her dreams and ambitions to take care of her ailing father, an alchemist and an inventor. When he dies, he gives Marinda a mysterious inheritance: a blank book that she must fill with other people's stories -- and ultimately her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClockwork Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a steampunk \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, and much more, as Marinda strives to change her life from a mere \"sentence or two\" to a true epic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling science fiction author of over 120 novels. He has written spin-off novels for \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, DC Comics, and \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Brian Herbert, is the co-author of 14 novels in the Dune universe. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series; \u003ci\u003eTerra Incognita\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eResurrection, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHopscotch\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series. He lives in Colorado. \u003cb\u003eNeil Peart\u003c\/b\u003e was the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush and the author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Masked Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTraveling Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoadshow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFar and Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFar and Near\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFar and Wide\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Kevin J. Anderson, \u003ci\u003eClockwork Angels\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506313007378,"sku":"9781770412941","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11bbf34c-d340-4717-b031-e77871982138.jpg?v=1744212713","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clockwork-lives-9781770412941","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}