Mechanique

a tale of the Circus Tresaulti

284 pages

English language

Published Aug. 8, 2011 by Prime Books.

ISBN:
978-1-60701-253-5
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OCLC Number:
687691737

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"Outside any city still standing, the Mechanical Circus Tresaulti sets up its tents. Crowds pack the benches to gawk at the brass-and-copper troupe and their impossible feats: Ayar the Strong Man, the acrobatic Grimaldi Brothers, fearless Elena and her aerialists who perform on living trapezes. War is everywhere, but while the Circus is performing, the world is magic. That magic is no accident: Boss builds her circus from the bones out, molding a mechanical company that will survive the unforgiving landscape. But even a careful ringmaster can make mistakes. Two of Tresaulti's performers are trapped in a secret stand-off that threatens to tear the Circus apart, just as the war lands on their doorstep. Now they must fight a war on two fronts: one from the outside, and a more dangerous one from within--"--P. [4] of cover.

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I've heard some of Genevieve Valentine's shot stories on Podcasts and was impressed.
So when I heard she's written her first novel I had no doubt I must try it out.

Mechanique impressed me even more.

It is post apocalyptic but not about the post apocalypse.
It is magical but not about the magic.
It is steampunky and not about steampunk etc...

It is about people set in a different world. It is what science fiction and fantasy should be.

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Subjects

  • Circus
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Fiction