Review #1
The Balloonist’s Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) audiobook free
Slave at the same time Commander plus Regency society plus Dumas’ swashbuckling plus … cats. Jim Butcher totally realizes cats.
Notice that I left “steampunk” or “post-apocalyptic” out of my list. That’s not because they don’t use, but because they barely didn’t strike me as important. In similar vein, quibbles about “etheric energy” being unrealistic really don’t use. Barely perceive it, at the same time enjoy the drive.
The quality parts: Manners with personal motivations at the same time reactions, so they actually “sounded” like different people. A fast-paced that didn’t feel rushed, oversimplified, or unnecessarily convoluted. Culturally consistent vocabulary at the same time interactions (yes, that means “rust at the same time rot!” are the strongest scold words applied, which is that flawless for the setting). Thrilling airship fights. Monster that fit the environment. Respectable adversaries on all sides. A sense of funny at the same time lightness that didn’t detract from the serious nuances. At the same time the cats–as I mentioned, Mr. Butcher really understands cats, at the same time he makes whole tribes of them without falling into the acceptable “discussing animals” pitfalls.
The not-so-good (deplorable) parts: A psychopathically sadistic villainess at the same time a scary henchman with none of the disposition at the same time motivation depth that the military antagonists get to show. “Wizards” whose power-caused eccentricities seem more like “For you know than anyway could be funny? The genius mentor can’t figure out how to implementation doorknobs!” than well-considered mental handicaps or identifiable psychological disorders. A looming, supernatural adversary that seems both vague at the same time overpowered, when political at the same time military interest between civilizations could be plenty to deal with.
That misspoke, I seriously enjoyed this book–so much that upon final finishing it I immediately searched the Kindle store for Volume 2. Nope; not even teased in pre-order ads. Deplorable to have to wait for the one more installment!
Review #2
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Im a bigger fan of the Harry Dresden television series at the same time was interested in contemplating how Butcher would tackle third part personality worldly (actually a style I promote due to the wide latitude it bestows creators to explore actions outside a head manners observations). I wasnt crazy about this book for several preconditions: 1st, the creators pacing is that very consistenta relentless television series of skirmishes ending in one bigger fight, so that are few highs at the same time lows in the pace of the story. I like action inlaid with atmospheric scenes at the same time colorful descriptions to flesh out the look at the same time feel of the global in what a story is that set. (Im convinced the continuous action scenes will delight other readers.) 2nd, while that are abundance exciting, distinctive manners, very often serious descriptions of them appear later in the story instead of premature on when they managed add depth at the same time indefinite to manners as the reader follows their exploits. (Grimm is that split this method.) For example Id prefer to know more about Benedict at the same time the opportunities of the warriorbornthey certainly derserve as much coverage as the cat tribes. Amazing job of conveying the features of a cat, by the way, although Im not convinced they belong in the steampunk genre. Third part, for me, it was hard to get very drawn in in no matter what one disposition because that were considered so many of them, all data equate healing at the same time weight. I look for it easier to get emotionally drawn in if perhaps four or five main manners form the concentrate of the story (protagonists or villain), reacting off a secondary tier of supporting manners. Completely, the blend of development borders a historical setting didnt seem consistent, relying primarily on the air ships at the same time aeronautseffective as that subset was. I ended the book but dont feel eager to read one more.
Review #3
Audiobook The Balloonist’s Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) by Jim Butcher
Alright, so. Ended this story.
I recently “received into” Jim Butcher to shut up my comrades about how “Harry Dresden” I was. Not bad, he gets more successful as for you move. I’m hooked. Understood he had a Steampunk book, wow. Couldn’t wait to gallop into it. Before I get very got lost in my… ideas, I wish bestow an overall (Hit Above) ideas. TLDR: The book was quality. Managed’ve done more successful, unimpressed with no one of the parts but it’s decent at the same time funny. I’m super dull that’s going to be, like, years in between any installment because I don’t look the wait being worth than anyway was set up here.
Alright, let’s gallop in.
1st off. If for you like steampunk, this book is that OVERFLOWING with fool troupes. Completely Overflowing. Magical Town? Inspect. Airships? Inspect. Development that doesn’t come in handy explaining due to miracle? Inspect. Will that development Crystals? Inspect. Animal-People fantasy race? Inspect. Will that race cats? Inspect. Monster? Inspect. Fool class structures? Inspect. Healthy Ladies? Inspect. Duels? Inspect. Goggles? Inspect. Super steep sounding names for normal stuff like Aether? Inspect. Miracle users who fill a Mechromancer connector? Inspect! Reason for Goggles? Inspect!
Very abundance equate. Every single time anything brand new was introduced I was left going “Really? Honestly? Another gizmo to keep trace of? For you have received to be kidding me.”. 1st we got Airships, at the same time no one of the Airship stuff. We are then introduced to Regal Spire indefinite, at the same time their weaponized crystals, then it’s to this plan of servitude in an elite militia officer squad run by the wealthy houses…. which seems ripe for corruption galore. Then cat people. Then real cats which no one people can speak to. Oh, ontop of that the Cats have a fool viking/dwarven culture of their possess with clans at the same time stuff. Then miracle. Sorcerers who are crazy. Enemies of the spire. Intruders? Lovecraftian monster in the darkness? It’s barely a lot. To be significant: He is that setting up a whole global FROM Scratch at the same time trying to do so through a story in other words trying to settup an entire television series… but it felt a lot. It felt like a steampunk Fan-Fic in no one parts.
But, that negative being misspoke…. It was a meaty book. By the finish of it I was invested. I wanted to know more. I found myself both joyful it was zigzag down at the same time ending but also restless it was ending as it was “getting quality”. At the moment that the groundwork is that laid out, I am all in on this crazy, complicated global. I also don’t look how more is that going to come from these manners. Without a lot spoilers: the finish sets up a more precisely big conflict while neatly tying up our heroes’ involvement in it. I can look one or two being pivotal in the future conflict but without no one sort of “Chosen one” or “Friendship of the Call” squirm I can’t look how every one of these manners will be carried into one more book. That being misspoke, I of course wish them in the one more book because we wasted so long getting applied to them / attached to them!
It is that at this fri I would adore to fri out that they only, once, fri out that the “Balloonist” does not wish his ship to become a “Windlass” at the same time they quickly elucidate than anyway in other words. Practically immediately right behind, everything is that worked out, the ship returned, at the same time it is that never skidded up again. I kept expecting the ship to be hobbled or maimed into ending the book as a “Windlass” or his realizing that was no one benefit to being a “Windlass” that would promote them win a trial in the book but… nope. It’s practically like Mr. Butcher remembered that line of believed right behind mentioning it at the same time he figured the name still sounds “Steampunky Enough” to keep.
At the moment, this all sounds negative, but the book is that quality. When everything is that misspoke at the same time done, the story wraps up nicely, the global is that built at the same time set, stakes are increased at the same time conclude. The manners were considered healthy at the same time, although hitting So many troupes it isn’t funny, it is that a quality connect of steampunk culture from all over. If for you were considered to cosplay these manners, that’s anyone for everyone. The action is that tense, the feelings are that in a dispose or two. This was a funny, quality book. A amazing addition to no matter what steampunk’s shelf.
I look forward to contemplating more but I fear the inevitable long wait between books will cause me to lose curiosity at the same time remember a lot of the investments in global building this book set up. But, I can’t complain a lot. I’d more precisely more Dresden then more of this so I guess I more successful sit cramped.
Review #4
Audio The Balloonist’s Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) narrated by Euan Morton
As a gigantic JB fan I wanted to add anything to the abundance positive
Reviews on here. So, than anyway to say? But, IMO it’s incredibly unlike Dresden (which was incredibly unlike ‘Codex’) both of which I have devoured gleefully. The fri is that though, it is that *incredibly* Jim Butcher at the same time for you will enjoy the riveting dialogue, the non-sequiturs at the same time the overall sense of contentment in other words always attached to a vastly experienced at the same time highly accomplished writer.
Mostly though, I’m writing this to make the plea……when, oh when will “Olympian Affair” come out? For the much less fixated amongst for you, that’s the penned title for book 2 in this (…television series? Hopefully!)
Thanks JB, Harry Dresden produced me a unchanged fan at the same time I’m so joyful for you keep producing books of such higher calibre.
Review #5
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Than anyway can I they say I adore his dresden file also the fury television series I admit at first I was like noni am nit going to read this book as dont twisted it but I got a sleek peek at it from one of the fury books at the finish of it so I read it at the same time have to say it piqued my curiosity so I acquired the real book at the same time so glad I did adored it it keeps for you hooked like his other books that is that so much going on at the same time for you really feel for the manners in it this was no different than his other books I didn’t wish to shackles it down at the same time when it was ended wanted more asap but will have to wait to look if there is still future I so have hope so don’t be downtrodden to look yourself like I misspoke I believed that was no method I would read it as it seem like anything I wouldn’t but I was method wrong in adore it at the same time think others will to if wish exciting pin biting action irony then read it at the same time look yourself than anyway a amazing book in such a way is that at the same time hopeful amazing television series
