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At first, they were working hard together just to keep Landon in the air, but once they are in Seattle, Kallista begins to become more evasive and is hiding out in the library researching her father's messages. I missed seeing the two of them building together, but the new city and addition of Plucky a Whipjack girl kept things interesting. Like in the first book, Gears has all of these really cool steampunk elements with this book delving into chemistry, electricity, the making of gunpowder, hydrogen and aerodynamics of flying. Plus in the end, there is this really cool sounding airship.
So yeah, dragons, steampunk, whole new city and still leaves me with wanting to see where things will go next. Dec 12, Alan rated it really liked it Shelves: Good second novel in the series. Character growth occurs, and plot points are resolved. Apr 04, Jackson Porter rated it it was amazing. I received the wonderful opportunity to read an early draft of this novel as I did the first one. There is a term out there: It is usually attached to the second book in a trilogy.
I've read lots of trilogies, and I'll be honest, the second book is usually my least favorite. Granted, it's a tough book to write. It has to act as a follow-up to a book that convinced multiple people to pour thousands of dollars into it, and it also has to act as a lead-up to a conclusion th I received the wonderful opportunity to read an early draft of this novel as I did the first one.
It has to act as a follow-up to a book that convinced multiple people to pour thousands of dollars into it, and it also has to act as a lead-up to a conclusion that will satisfy readers and publishers. It's a huge and daunting task. But then there are second books that break the second book curse.
Gears of Revolution is not what I expected it. That being said, I didn't really know what I expected. The first book was so unique and exciting that I, of course, expected it of the second one. But the directions the author could take the book were limitless. The first book contains a very open ending and gives almost no hints as to where it's headed.
Yet Gears does not disappoint. I don't want to give too much away in this review, so I'll try to be as discreet as possible. The character growth in this book is more than I expected. Instead of being put in circumstances where they have to grow, these characters are given the opportunity to face their flaws and accept that they all make mistakes.
One of my favorite things of the book was the underlying, subtle mystery, just like the first. Fires of Invention and Gears of Revolution are almost parallels to each other in the sense of storytelling. Both are hiding a secret, and we don't realize this until about halfway.
How Savage managed to do this twice is beyond me. Another thing I really love about this series is that we are not forced to wait for answers. Yes, there are some questions that still need answering, but for the most part, Savage manages to raise enough questions that it keeps our interest through the novel, yet does not overwhelm or annoy us.
And he delivers what he promises. The answers are always right in front of us. The only problem with this novel is the necessity of a slow build-up. Just like the first one, we don't see much action for a while. The characters are usually spending their time building things, thinking, planning, exploring, etc.
And while this is necessary, it's a very risky move for an author. It's an unspoken promise to the reader that what they are reading right now is going to have a pay-off that's worth it. In no way am I saying that I didn't enjoy Gears, or that I became annoyed and discouraged by its slow batch, but I am saying that it's a risky move. It's like watching a half-decent movie where you have to sit through lots of exposition only to come out feeling underwhelmed, disappointed and cheated.
But Gears does not do this. Savage manages to deliver a climax and a conclusion that not only entertains, but contains multiple twists, action scenes that I dreamed of as a kid, and a cliff-hanger that won't kill you with anticipation, but will keep you thinking about it until the final book releases a year from now.
This book is the perfect example of what a second book should be. It improves upon the first, leaving you feeling that yes, reading the first book was worth it, yes, reading this book was worth it, and yes, now I have to read the next book because it will be worth it. Genius writing, yet again. A dragon novel that is worth boasting about, because it is unlike every other dragon book I've read. Jul 19, Ms. Yingling rated it liked it. They are shot down over Seattle, where they find a civilization that has managed to survive by worshipping the dragons, especially the emerald one that they have killed.
This causes some problems on many fronts, but Leo Babbage has been to this community and worked with the dimber damber, Cochrane, wh E ARC from Edelweiss Above the Treeline Trenton and Kallista are back after their adventures in Fires of Invention, and are traveling with Ladon the mechanical dragon in search of Kallista's father. This causes some problems on many fronts, but Leo Babbage has been to this community and worked with the dimber damber, Cochrane, who is in charge of the whipjacks.
The Order of the Beasts is comprised of the more educated members of society-- they wear odd clothing and keep everyone in line. Kallista and Trenton need to repair Ladon and keep looking for Leo, but they manage to find a lot of things going on in Seattle. Eventually, they travel back to Cove and talk to the people there about helping Seattle, although they meet many objections. There are a lot more dragon attacks, some surprises about the loyalties of characters, and an ending that makes a third book likely.
I read this on vacation AND this is the sort of fantasy book that I always struggle to keep straight! This is definitely a fresh fantasy series. Yes, dragons are involved, but there is also a lot of fun mechanics, some research, and traveling in less-than-ideal circumstances. The first book would have been popular with my growing crowd of fantasy readers if it hadn't been lost for most of the year.
Luckily, it showed up in locker clean out. I wasn't a fan of the dialect that Plucky spoke, or Cochrane's title although it's not a made up thing just for this book-- dimber damber.
What I really think: A lot of action and adventure as well as intrigue. Not my thing, but I have students who will love this. Sep 25, Tressa Wishful Endings added it Shelves: Seriously love this series! Apr 15, Shauna rated it it was amazing. What a FUN book! Dragons, inventions, secret clues, revolution. A great read for any age making it a perfect book to read together as a family-- I am loving this Steam Punk genre! Oct 30, Graham Bradley rated it it was amazing. This deserves a good and detailed review, for now I salute Mr. Savage and I'm hungry for more. Aug 08, Amanda Thompson rated it really liked it Shelves: Fires of Invention ].
They proved they had been lied to for years. They also proved that inventing wasn't a sin and that machines could be used for great and wondrous things. They learned the true name of Cove -Discovery, once a haven for scientists and inventors. They even killed the dragon that attacked their city. That was the other little secret they uncovered. Then they managed to kill the dragon that attacked their city. Now, Kallista is determined to find her father, the eccentric and brilliant inventor Leo Babbage, who escaped the city and left another puzzle of clues behind for her to follow.
With Trenton's help, they follow Leo's path aboard their majestic mechanical dragon Ladon to a far off city called 'Seattle', dodging dragons of the scales and blood variety along the way. You're sold on this already, aren't you? I don't blame you. I love, love, LOVE this premise so.
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While just as much of an adventure as Fires of Invention, the intrigue for Gears of Revolution really kicked it up a notch. Plus, Savage delves even deeper into the 'steampunk' culture with the introduction of the Whipjacks -technological superior social outcasts with fantastic accents and slang- and their charismatic leader, the 'dimber damber' Cochrane.
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And once again, Savage regales us with new inventions and throws in some political and social discord for Trenton and Kallista to contend with -because obviously dragons aren't enough of a challenge for them. Gears also takes the world on a darker turn, because the city Trenton and Kallista find next is more brutal, more savage. It adds a new angle for them and I like the affect it has on their characters, coming from a city where everyone has enough to eat to seeing a place where some have to resort to desperate methods just to keep from starving.
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Kallista and Trenton are still awkwardly adorable, since they both relate far better to machines than people especially each other. They are learning to interact better which, again, is adorable but they still need some work on their dealings with others. Which is part of the fun!
Kallista comes a little into her own in this sequel. Up to now, she has been dutifully following the clues left behind by her father, but I like that we see a touch of perhaps not exactly resentment, but the idea that these games her father loved to play aren't exactly her cup of tea. I like seeing this side of Kallista and I'm excited to see where it takes her from here. One thing I mentioned specifically in my review for Fires of Invention was the portrayal of Trenton's mother, who disapproves of the machines Trenton loves so much, and of the complicated relationship between them, and I have to say, I love it even more in the sequel.
Since they reached a better understanding of each other last book, Savage successfully starts deepening their relationship and I love watching every minute -even though there aren't very many! Fires floored me with the reveal of dragons, and Gears wowed me with the further depth of this world. Whereas Discovery had hidden away from the reality of dragons, the city built from the remains of Seattle designed a religion around them. The Order of the Beast is exactly what it sounds like. The core of the religion is a worship of the 'holy beasts' and its role in society is basically the peace they claim to have brokered with the dragons.
I would have loved to see The Order of the Beast explored more within the story; I'm a worldbuilding nerd like that. We do get one of these 'Red Robes' as a prominent character and I devoured the tidbits of this whacked out religion he fed us. He also raised some very interesting -and uncomfortable- questions about the nature of dragons. And Kallista is uncovering questions about the dragons on her own. The deeper Savage takes us into his world, the deeper we see the story go and I love this progression! There a couple of great new characters in this book.
Aside from the aforementioned Cochrane, head of the motley eccentric Whipjacks, we also get Ander -a member of the dragon-worshiping Order of the Beast who has questionable motives- and Plucky -a young Whipjack with awesome mechanical leg braces who has questionable motives. You might be sensing a theme here. But even with all this fantastic new content, one of my very favorite moments in this book actually involves old faces, specifically Mr.
Darrow and his son, Angus. It's not much of a spoiler. So I'm going to tell you about it. As you might recall, Angus isn't much of a fan of Trenton and Kallista. He's actually a bit of a bully, just like his father. Angus has always intrigued me, though, and he's one of the characters who really stuck in the back of my mind. There is a moment in Gears when Trenton finds his path blocked by Mr. Darrow and this happens: This is just the truth as Trenton sees it. So why am I so hung up on this? It's a tiny moment. It's never addressed again and, to be honest, Angus and his father are barely in this story, so it's not that important in the grand scheme of things.
But I'm really excited to see the aftermath of this single line. This can be said of the fictional town of Wind Gap, which Flynn illustrates with vivid detail. Wind Gap feels ethereal, a place where everybody knows each other, and where nobody is as they seem. We can only hope that this show is able to fully transport us to Wind Gap and its eerie surroundings. She is poised and refined on the surface, but deeply manipulative and cold underneath.
Her relationship with Camille is central to the story and to understanding why Camille is the way that she is. With Clarkson portraying her, we can glean that there will be more nuance to the character on the show than there was in the book. Played by Eliza Scanlen on the show, Amma is a character that keeps Camille on her toes.