Book Summary: He inherited a watchmaker's store and a heapful of trouble. But idle sometime-musician George has little talent for clockwork. And when a shadowy figure tries to steal an old device from the premises, George finds himself embroiled in a mystery of time travel, music and sexual intrigue. A genuine lost classic, a steampunk original whose time has come.
My Rating/Summary: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. This book was one of the first "steampunk" books written - and if Wikipedia is to be believed, KW Jeter is the writer who actually coined the phrase "steampunk".
Steampunk: A genre of science fiction that has a historical setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology.
Interestingly enough, this book really doesn't have much in the way of steam-powered machinery. Instead, the concepts are focused around sort of seismic vibrations and clockwork. Both of which the main character is completely clueless about although he is thrust into an adventure that requires knowledge of both. I basically enjoyed this one - lots of clever (although maybe almost too clever) plot twists) and interesting characters who kept me guessing. Lots of adventures and romps across England and unlikely red herrings strewn throughout the book, so it was an entertaining read. I felt the ending maybe tied things up a bit to easily/quickly, but otherwise, if you like steampunkery, you'll probably like this one too.
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