The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher
The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher
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The Wonder Engine

Author: T. Kingfisher

Narrator: Khristine Hvam

Unabridged: 10 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2019

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

In the sequel to Clockwork Boys, Slate, Brenner, Caliban and Learned Edmund have arrived in Anuket City, the source of the mysterious Clockwork Boys. They even managed to build some trust in each other's skills. That trust is built on quicksand as the risks continue to escalate. But the secrets they're keeping could well destroy them, before the city even gets the chance...Old foes and consequences of past decisions lurk in the shadows. Every team member's skills are required to succeed--even more so if they hope to survive.The Wonder Engine never lets us forget our funny, broken group even as the action propels our heroes to new highs and lows. It shows that making the most of the rest of your life can be rewarding--no matter how many mechanical abominations you need to destroy to get there.

About T. Kingfisher

T. Kingfisher is the vaguely absurd pen-name of Ursula Vernon, an author from North Carolina. In another life, she writes children's books and weird comics. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy and the Eisner, and has won the Hugo, Sequoyah, Nebula, Alfie, WSFA, Coyotl and Ursa Major awards, as well as a half-dozen Junior Library Guild selections. This is the name she uses when writing things for grown-ups. Her work includes multiple fairy-tale retellings and odd little stories about elves and goblins. When she is not writing, she is probably out in the garden, trying to make eye contact with butterflies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on April 12, 2020

Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature: The Wonder Engine, a Locus award-nominated novel, is the second half of a fantasy duology by T. Kingfisher that began with Clockwork Boys, and it’s absolutely necessary to read that book first (a few minor spoilers for that book are in this review). C......more

Goodreads review by Noi (in & out) on January 11, 2025

So after a week, I finally finished the book. I think I'm partly at fault here as life is messing with me way too much. Also, the fact I stopped so many times, and the way I didn't highlight everything I wanted to. I also think this needs to be read close to the 1st one. I'm usually ok with big gaps......more

Goodreads review by Arunimaa on January 12, 2021

2.25 stars Huh. Okay, so I had expected so much from this book and clearly, there was a lot of disappointment involved. The first book was a mix of funny and witty banter. It was a nice, light, fun read with a slight undertone of romance. It had not been great but I was entertained and well, that's......more

Goodreads review by Mara on September 24, 2023

While I think the pacing of this book isn't as strong as the first (I think there was some lag in the middle), I did really love this series as a whole! Though to be honest, this is really one book that's split into 2 parts - I think reading them back to back made that even clearer. If I still wrote......more

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on February 04, 2024

4.5 stars This was delightful and fixed the issues I had with book 1. I really think this should have been a single novel though, just slightly trimmed down. So if you pick up Clockwork Boys, plan to jump right into this one. I liked where the plot went, the humor and character banter worked for me,......more

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