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Librarian Emily Childress, briefly encountered in Mainspring, is being called to task for her part in the events that transpired in the previous novel.
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All this was created and set in motion by God: the Mainspring is the heart of the world and is also the heart of God.
“Mainspring” by Jay Lake (Tor, 2007) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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The Mainspring is at the center of the world, constantly turning and working, making every other cog, wheel and spring turn and work.
“Mainspring” by Jay Lake (Tor, 2007) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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Mainspring is your classic steampunk novel: the world is run by machinery.
“Mainspring” by Jay Lake (Tor, 2007) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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We saw quite a bit of it in Mainspring, but only what the protagonist, Hethor, say.
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"Mainspring is a grand and glorious adventure, an epic journey of imagination the likes of which I haven't often seen ..." (more)
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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"Mainspring is a grand and glorious adventure, an epic journey of imagination the likes of which I haven't often seen ..." (more)
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Jay's Mainspring is out in mass-market paperback, so there is no reason not to pick it up.
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Hate to say it, but Mainspring is actually Jay Lake's third novel (Trial of Flowers and Rocket Science being the first two).
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But Mainspring is his first novel, and is definitely worth checking out.
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