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Kingdom of Clockwork #2
It's Only A Clockwork Moon
In a future Denmark, Karl Nielsen, Royal Clockmaker, is recalled to the Round Tower to design the King's most ambitious project yet - a vehicle to travel into space. The second book in the Kingdom of Clockwork series is a quirky, humorous tale of Nordic monarchs, Irish monks, jazz records, airships, submarines, spacecraft and conspiracies.
- GenresFantasy
255 pages, ebook
Published November 1, 2015
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Billy O'Shea
7 books11 followersBilly O’Shea grew up at an airport on the west coast of Ireland.
He studied at Trinity College Dublin and under sentence in Mountjoy Jail, but dropped out of both before completing his education. He then briefly pursued a career as a sound technician and sitcom saboteur with the Irish television station RTÉ before being washed out of the country in the great emigration wave of 1980.
He landed in Denmark and struck out as a ballad singer at night, while living a double life as a student in the daytime.
He was awarded a gold medal by the University of Copenhagen in 2000 and shook hands with Queen Margrethe. After that he refused to shake hands with anyone else ever again, for which reason he was denied Danish citizenship in 2022 and sought asylum in Svalbard, near the North Pole.
He has written several novels, which have been translated into Finnish, Danish and Chinese, to the puzzlement of many. His work is not recommended for the sound of mind or adults above the age of 80.
He studied at Trinity College Dublin and under sentence in Mountjoy Jail, but dropped out of both before completing his education. He then briefly pursued a career as a sound technician and sitcom saboteur with the Irish television station RTÉ before being washed out of the country in the great emigration wave of 1980.
He landed in Denmark and struck out as a ballad singer at night, while living a double life as a student in the daytime.
He was awarded a gold medal by the University of Copenhagen in 2000 and shook hands with Queen Margrethe. After that he refused to shake hands with anyone else ever again, for which reason he was denied Danish citizenship in 2022 and sought asylum in Svalbard, near the North Pole.
He has written several novels, which have been translated into Finnish, Danish and Chinese, to the puzzlement of many. His work is not recommended for the sound of mind or adults above the age of 80.
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September 26, 2018
Page-turning, political, clockpunk, quick reads with lots of crazy ideas and insane worldbuilding. Highly enjoyable.
The structure of these books are really interesting as the protagonists are never the ones driving the political storms forward, they are trying to ride it out as best the can. I do really enjoy them but it makes it very different from the mostly american books I am used to.
There are some amazing ideas both for devices and for worldbuilding in this series and they are really enjoyable.
If you want to read a different take on steampunk, then you should give these a read!
The structure of these books are really interesting as the protagonists are never the ones driving the political storms forward, they are trying to ride it out as best the can. I do really enjoy them but it makes it very different from the mostly american books I am used to.
There are some amazing ideas both for devices and for worldbuilding in this series and they are really enjoyable.
If you want to read a different take on steampunk, then you should give these a read!
November 8, 2018
Although not as good as the first book, I enjoyed this second book a lot.
The main characters from the first book were present, but not as central to the story. Also, it was kind of sad to have the happy ending from the first book ruined. They both make a lot of mistakes in this book and it's not happy at all.
On the other hand, our new characters Christopher and Joe were fantastic! Their story was hilarious and really interesting. I would have loved to hear more of their adventures.
I would definitely read the 3rd and final book. I'll admit I'm kind of invested in the kingdom and their future with railways and what-not.
The main characters from the first book were present, but not as central to the story. Also, it was kind of sad to have the happy ending from the first book ruined. They both make a lot of mistakes in this book and it's not happy at all.
On the other hand, our new characters Christopher and Joe were fantastic! Their story was hilarious and really interesting. I would have loved to hear more of their adventures.
I would definitely read the 3rd and final book. I'll admit I'm kind of invested in the kingdom and their future with railways and what-not.
December 30, 2020
Great story! What if everything is destroyed and set to zero and we start all over with civilization and there are remnants of our civilizations under the ground? And the church says it is forbidden to visit underground?
September 5, 2017
This was a very good read.
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