Kevin J. Anderson

A follow-up to "Clockwork Angels" presents the steampunk-meets-"Canterbury Tales" adventures of Marinda Peake, who interits from her alchemist father a blank book that she must fill with other people's stories.

A remarkable collaboration that is unprecedented in its scope and realization, this exquisitely wrought novel represents an artistic project between the bestselling science fiction author Anderson and the multi-platinum rock band Rush.

The novel follows Verne and André Nemo from their childhoods. Verne is depicted as being a sheltered, almost neurotic individual who is incapable of taking risks, while Nemo is adventurous and resourceful, especially after the death of his father. Both lust after the independent-minded Caroline Arronax. The two boys …