Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1)

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Maria Isabella Boyd s success as a Confederate spy has made her too famous for further espionage work, and now her employment options are slim Exiled, widowed, and on the brink of poverty she reluctantly goes to work for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in Chicago.Adding insult to injury, her first big assignment is commissioned by the Union Army In short, a federally sponsored transport dirigible is being violently pursued across the Rockies and Uncle Sam isn t pleased The Clementine is carrying a top secret load of military essentials essentials which must be delivered to Louisville, Kentucky, without delay.Intelligence suggests that the unrelenting pursuer is a runaway slave who s been wanted by authorities on both sides of the Mason Dixon for fifteen years In that time, Captain Croggon Beauregard Hainey has felonied his way back and forth across the continent, leaving a trail of broken banks, stolen war machines, and illegally distributed weaponry from sea to shining sea.And now it s Maria s job to go get him.He s dangerous quarry and she s a dangerous woman, but when forces conspire against them both, they take a chance and form an alliance She joins his crew, and he uses her connections She follows his orders He takes her advice.And somebody, somewhere, is going to rue the day he crossed either one of them. New Read Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1) author Cherie Priest For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr In an alternate America where the Civil War stretches on, a former Confederate spy turned Pinkerton agent and an escaped slave turned dirigible captain may be pursuing the man or are they both being tricked This book could have been a lot better with an extra few dozen pages The characters and setting were interesting although I was disappointed not to meet again with Briar and Ezekiel from the first volume , but the villains and their Evil Plot were introduced so late and briefly that it In an alternate America where the Civil War stretches on, a former Confederate spy turned ...Clementine is a slim book, a fun romp, but in some ways unsatisfying, and in others, a littletroublesome Which is perhaps too much thought to put into a book that seems to be intended as brain candy and littleBut still, doubts remain Can you really keep slavery as an aspect of life in the Southern states during the Civil War, and yet then try to make the pre eminent Confederate spy s motives all about states rights, and give her absolutely no prejudices against an escaped black slave Clementine is a slim book, a fun romp, but in some ways unsatisfying, and in others, a littletroublesome Which is perhaps too much thought to put into a book that seems to be intended as brain candy and littleBut still, doubts remain Can you really keep slavery as an aspect of life in the Southern states during the Civil W...What kind of book is this Is it science fiction, alternate history, steampunk, or just madcap adventure All of the above.Clementine is is part of the Clockwork Century series, and I admit I cheated and read these out of order, starting with this book The storyline was a huge draw, honestly.I m a sucker for Westerns, especially with a heroine at the helm Maria Isabella Boyd is on the wrong side of the Civil War, as far as I am concerned, but I don t like her any less She s a complex woman wi What kind of book is this Is it science fiction, alternate history, steampunk, or just madcap adventure All of the above.Clementine is is part of the Clockwork Century series, and I admit I cheated and read these out of order, starting with this book The storyline was a huge draw, honestly.I m a sucker for Westerns, especially with a heroine at...Clementine is a novel set in Cherie Priest s Clockwork Century world It was entertaining but not as good as Dreadnought Heck, it wasn t even as good as Boneshaker Fortunately, it bears no connection to either of those novels and you can go ahead and skip it if you want to I really like the production of this audiobook I like how they used a female narrator for the female protagonist s chapters and a male narrator for the male protagonist s chapters It really got to be a lot of fun when the Clementine is a novel set in Cherie Priest s Clockwork Century world It was entertaining but not as good as Dreadnought Heck, it wasn t even as good as Boneshaker Fortunately, it bears no connection to either of those novels and you can go ahead and skip it if you want to I really like the production of this audiobook I like how they used a female narrator for the female protagonist s chapters and a male narrator for the male protagonist s chapters It really got to be a lot of fun when the tw...On the surface, the action in this story was a little too easy and the plot very simple, but I enjoyed it It was fun I liked the characters, even if they were a little shallow They had heart.Evita problemas anteriores, genera otros nuevos G nero Ciencia ficci n.Lo que nos cuenta En el libro Clementine publicaci n original Clementine, 2010 , el capit n Croggon Beauregard Hainey, delincuente culpable de muchas clases de delitos, persigue a su propia nave, que l mismo rob ocho a os antes y que ahora ha sido robada por otra persona, desde Seattle hasta Kansas El capit n sabe que la Cuervo Libre deber a volar mucho m s deprisa, porque conoce sus capacidades, pero por alguna raz Evita problemas anteriores, genera otros nuevos G nero Ciencia ficci n.Lo que nos cuenta En el libro Clementine publicaci n original Clementine, 2010 , el capit n Croggon Beauregard Hainey, delincuente culpable de muchas clases de delitos, persigue a su propia nave, que l mismo rob ocho a os antes y que ahora ha sido robada por otra persona, desde Seattle hasta Kansas El capit n sabe que la Cuervo Libre deber a volar mucho m s deprisa, porque conoce sus capacidades, pero por alguna raz n se desplaza con una lentitud desacostumbrada y eso le permite mantener la persecuci n Maria Isabella Boyd, polifac tica profesional y ...Priest has been called the High Priestess of Steampunk for good reason Her Clockwork Century world is a well constructed alternate history version of 19th century North America I reviewed Boneshaker recently, and was eager to read the next installment With Clementine, the only disappointment I felt was when it ended.Clementine tells the tale of Captain Croggon Beauregard Hainey A former slave and current air pirate, his airship the ...Well wasn t this just a rollicking good time And honestly, I think that this is quite literally the ONLY time I have ever used the word rollicking But if there was ever a time and a place for the word, Clementine would be both.I can honestly say that I am kicking myself for not starting this one MUCH sooner I thoroughly enjoyed Cherie Priest s first Clockwork Century novel years ago when I first read it, and I really missed the boat when this first follow up was released Still, better la Well wasn t this just a rollicking good time And honestly, I think that this is quite literally the ONLY time I have ever used the word rollicking But if there was ever a time and a place for the word, Clementine would be both.I can honestly say that I am kicking myself for not starting this one MUCH sooner I thoroughly enjoyed Cherie Priest s first Clockwork Century novel years ago when I first read it, and I really missed the boat when this first follow up was released Still, better late than never, right Where Boneshaker was the calculated wind up world building and a somewhat self contained story , Clementine is the fastball pitchfast, spirited, and straight to the glove No longer contained to the beleaguered city of Seattle, this tale travels across several midwestern states, and features a new pair of 3rd person protagonists Prior knowledge of the events in Boneshaker, while not wholly necessary, will definitel...Following the adventures of Croggon Beauregard Hainey, airship captain and thief from last year s fantastic Boneshaker, as he tries to recover his beloved airship from the hands of the pirate who swiped her Of course being that things are never as easy as simply stealing back the ship he rightfully stole in the first place, Maria Isabella Boyd, former spy and newest member of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, is hot on his trail Why are you chasing the Clementine What s on board that you want s Following the adventures of Croggon Beauregard Hainey, airship captain and thief from last year s fantastic Boneshaker, as he tries to recover his beloved airship from the hands of the pirate who swiped her Of course being that things are never as easy as simply stealing back the ship he rightfully stole in the first place, Maria Isabella Boyd, former spy and newest member of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, is hot on his trail Why are you chasing the Clementine What s on board that you want so badly Not a goddamned thing, her told her I don t want anything that ship s carrying I want the ship itself, because it s mine...Boneshaker, Priest s first book of her Clock work Century series, set an awfully high standard It used the background a steampunk style Seattle overrun by noxious gas and zombies, all while the Civil War continues to ravage the rest of the United States well into the 1880s Clementine takes place immediately after the first book, though following different characters across the country While I enjoyed the setting, the emotional punch simply wasn t there Part of the appeal of Boneshaker was th Boneshaker, Priest s first book of her Clock work Century series, set an awfully high standard It used the background a steampunk style Seattle overrun by noxious gas and zombies, all while the Civil War continues to ravage the rest of the United States well into the 1880s Clementine takes place immediately after the first book, though following different characters across the country While I enjoyed the setting, the emotional punch simply wasn t there Part of the appeal of Boneshaker was the sen...

Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1)
  • English
  • 20 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 201 pages
  • 1596063084
  • Cherie Priest
  • Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1)