The Aeronaut's Windlass

by Jim Butcher

630 pages

English language

Published Oct. 13, 2015

ISBN:: 978-0-451-46680-8
Goodreads:: 24876258

(11 reviews)

"Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances, and building fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Fiercely 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 severely damaged in combat, leaving captain and crew grounded, Grimm is offered a proposition from the Spirearch of Albion--to join a team of agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring Predator to its fighting glory. And even as Grimm undertakes this dangerous task, he will learn that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more …

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daNanner reviewed The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

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4 stars

Bridget Tagwynn is my new (YA) hero. From the prologue, I honestly thought the book was going to be a coming of age story about Gwendolyn Lancaster -- a better entitled spoiled brat has never been written. In my eyes, she quickly became a secondary character to Bridget, Folly, and Grimm -- all of whom show more maturity and character development throughout the book.

Bridget steals the show, with a little help from Rowl. Though, if you know anything about cats, the entire story is all about Rowl. According to the book blurb, the story is supposed to be about "the grim captain" and his ship Predator, and I suppose that may become the case as the series unfolds, but this first book is definitely an introduction to the characters and war between the Spires.

To be honest, I'm picky about my steampunk and I wasn't sure what to expect from Butcher's foray into the genre. Much like Bujold, it doesn't matter which genre his books are classified into because the character development and storytelling keep you reading. There aren't too many characters nor locations to keep track of, and if you think of this as a YA book instead of one written for adults, you'll enjoy it much more.

I'm looking forward to the next book.

Tom Boucher reviewed The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

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4 stars

An interesting new world. I've enjoyed Mr. Butcher's past works and admit my first reaction being "dammit where is the next Dresden" when I saw this was coming, but having enjoyed codex alera and Dresden I had to check it out.

Does what is best, creates a world and a fun story line to introduce it with room for more. I hope the next book by him is a Dresden novel but look forward to more of these

Salagubang reviewed The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

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4 stars

This series better have at least 8 books Butcher!

Trae reviewed The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

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4 stars

Good read. Wasn't spectacular, but it was enjoyable. The story almost ends. What I mean is, it is obvious that it is the first of a series, but the book is complete. There's no heavy cliffhanger that is going to make you upset the next book isn't out, so I appreciated that!