Jim Butcher: The Aeronaut's Windlass (Paperback, 2015, Orbit)
Paperback, 630 pages
Published 2015 by Orbit.
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace.
Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator. Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy’s shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is damaged in combat, Grimm joins a team of Albion agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring his ship.
And as Grimm undertakes this task, he learns that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity’s ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake...
I really hope more books in this series are coming! I love the world and the characters!
The good:
- a brand new magical world to explore
- with flying airships
- that are crewed like naval ships in the Napoleonic wars
And if that's not enough:
- a major point-of-view character is a talking cat!
The bad:
- it's the first book in a series, who knows how long before the next volume comes out?
- if Butcher is writing these books, he's not writing about Harry Dresden.
