I've been a huge RUSH fan since I was 12, so I may be a bit biased.International bestselling author Kevin J.

Clearly the collaboration of the writer, the musician, and the artist is capably of producing a stunning work it all comes together perfectly.P.S.

Anderson and Neil Peart to go back and write the novel for 2112.The artwork throughout the book is also a big plus for the story Hugh Syme does a damn fine job capturing the feel of this world. It's a fantastic idea, having a novel that tells the more intricate details of the story initially unveiled in the music. But though the concepts are not new, the way the story is told has a more modern feel.The book is the companion novel to the current RUSH album of the same title, the first concept album the band has done since Hemispheres (Release in 1978). And the battle between anarchy and order should be familiar enough to everyone a clear unmasking of the dangers that come from extreme ideologies. The loss of our created illusions is clearly exposed by Owen Hardy's journey across his steampunk world, one world of many worlds. The story here is a pretty classic coming of age story and everyone reading it will find something that mirrors their own experiences growing up in the world. The basis for this novel, Clockwork Angels: The Album by Rush, is available now at.

Owen's journeys begin at a fabulous carnival with clockwork wonders beyond his imagination, and take him aboard airships, far into the Redrock Desert to seek lost cities, through storms at sea to encounters with pirates…and give him a chance at love.Ĭlockwork Angels: The Novel is a remarkable, innovative story unlike any other. He watches the steamliners drift by, powered by alchemical energy, as they head toward Crown City-never dreaming that he is already caught between the grandiose forces of order and chaos, between the Watchmaker and his nemesis, the Anarchist.

Young Owen Hardy from the village of Barrel Arbor dreams of seeing the big city and the breathtaking Clockwork Angels that dispense wisdom to the people, maybe even catching a glimpse of the Watchmaker himself. Anderson teams up with Rush lyricist and drummer Neil Peart to expand the story set out in Clockwork Angels, the twentieth studio album by the legendary rock band.Īll the journeys of this great adventure-It didn't always feel that wayįor more than two centuries, the land of Albion has been ruled by the supposedly benevolent Watchmaker, who imposes precision on every aspect of life. International bestselling author Kevin J.

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