Ganymede: A Novel of the Clockwork Century

by Cherie Priest Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini

Overview

The third book in the Clockwork Century series, following Cherie Priest's steampunk adventure--and runaway hit--Boneshaker and its sequel, Dreadnought

The air pirate Andan Cly is going straight. Well, straighter. Although he's happy to run alcohol guns wherever the money's good, he doesn't think the world needs more sap, or its increasingly ugly side-effects. But becoming legit is easier said than done, and Cly's first legal gig-a supply run for the Seattle Underground-will be paid for by sap money.

New Orleans is not Cly's first pick for a shopping run. He loved the Big Easy once, back when he also loved a beautiful mixed-race prostitute named Josephine Early-but that was a decade ago, and he hasn't looked back since. Jo's still thinking about him, though, or so he learns when he gets a telegram about a peculiar piloting job. It's a chance to complete two lucrative jobs at once, one he can't refuse. He sends his old paramour a note and heads for New Orleans, with no idea of what he's in for-or what she wants him to fly.

But he won't be flying. Not exactly. Hidden at the bottom of Lake Pontchartrain lurks an astonishing war machine, an immense submersible called the Ganymede. This prototype could end the war, if only anyone had the faintest idea of how to operate it.... If only they could sneak it past the Southern forces at the mouth of the Mississippi River... If only it hadn't killed most of the men who'd ever set foot inside it.

But it's those "if onlys" that will decide whether Cly and his crew will end up in the history books, or at the bottom of the ocean.

Editorial Reviews

DECEMBER 2012 - AudioFile

The Clockwork Century world is a parallel universe of the 1880s, complete with the U.S. Civil War. In New Orleans, Josephine runs her “boardinghouse” for women who are really spies for the Union. She lures her former lover from Seattle to “fly” a prototype submarine that sailors have found difficult to operate. Edoardo Ballerini draws on several accents for characters who are a mix of races, ages, social classes, and places of origin. He sets a comfortable pace that keeps the story moving steadily, adding a touch of tenderness as the former lovers become reacquainted and elements of suspense as they grab the submarine. This series involves lots of history that would be good to know as background. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Cherie Priest has been writing novels for years, but she really hit stride with her 2009 Boneshaker, her first Clockwork Century steampunk novel. Ganymede, the fourth installment of that durable series, follows air pirate Andan Cly as he takes off for New Orleans on his first legal gig. There is no chance, however, that the captain of the Naamah Darling is destined for a workaday lifestyle. Awaiting him in the Big Easy are a beautiful mixed race prostitute and an aerial assignment that could bring him glory—or extinction. A paperback and NOOK Book original.

DECEMBER 2012 - AudioFile

The Clockwork Century world is a parallel universe of the 1880s, complete with the U.S. Civil War. In New Orleans, Josephine runs her “boardinghouse” for women who are really spies for the Union. She lures her former lover from Seattle to “fly” a prototype submarine that sailors have found difficult to operate. Edoardo Ballerini draws on several accents for characters who are a mix of races, ages, social classes, and places of origin. He sets a comfortable pace that keeps the story moving steadily, adding a touch of tenderness as the former lovers become reacquainted and elements of suspense as they grab the submarine. This series involves lots of history that would be good to know as background. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169079548
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	09/27/2011
Series:	Clockwork Century , #3
Edition description:	Unabridged

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