{"product_id":"the-aeronauts-windlass-the-cinder-spires-book-one-1","title":"The Aeronaut's Windlass: The Cinder Spires, Book One","description":"Review\n\nGreat action scenes, a fascinating world, and characters of a sort I've never seen before. This is everything I've come to expect from Jim Butcher, but in a delightful new flavour -- Patrick Rothfuss, author of THE NAME OF THE WIND\n\nWow. Just wow. Beware fellow readers, herein lies adventure that will keep you from food or rest . . . Butcher proves yet again that he is an amazing storyteller -- #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs\n\nThis is Jim Butcher at his best, drawing a fully realized, richly detailed, and downright fun literary world where fearless aeronauts ride the aether, brilliant wizards struggle with doorknobs, and a thirty-pound feline warrior keeps a pet human named Little Mouse. It's steam-punk meets magic with a dose of sci-fi for seasoning. Buy it and read it. You'll be glad you did! -- New York Times bestselling author David Weber\n\nProduct Description\n\n'Great action scenes, a fascinating world, and characters of a sort I've never seen before. This is everything I've come to expect from Jim Butcher, but in a delightful new flavour'\nPATRICK ROTHFUSS\n\n'Beware fellow readers, herein lies adventure that will keep you from food or rest . . .'\nPATRICIA BRIGGS\n\nJim Butcher, the number one bestselling author of The Dresden Files, begins a new series set in a gloriously imagined world of noble families, marvellous technology and magic-wielding warriors.\n\nSince time immemorial humanity has lived inside the Spires, habitats towering for miles over the dangerous, monster-inhabited surface of the world.\nCaptain Grimm of the merchant airship, Predator, was dismissed from Spire Albion's military in disgrace - now his ship and crew are all he has, and he's fiercely loyal to both. When the Predator is severely damaged in combat Grimm has only one choice - take on a clandestine mission for Albion's leaders, or stay grounded for good.\nAnd even as Grimm undertakes this perilous task, he will learn that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake . . .\n\nBook Description\n\nJim Butcher, the No.1 New York Times and No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology and magic-wielding warriors . . .\n\nFrom the Author\n\nJim Butcher is a ten-year student of martial arts and works as a computer support technician. He lives in Missouri with his wife and son and a houseful of computers.\n\nFrom the Inside Flap\n\nSince time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity, towering for miles over the mist-shrouded surface of the world. Within their halls, aristocratic houses have ruled for generations, developing scientific marvels, fostering trade alliances and building fleets of airships to keep the peace.\n\nCaptain Grimm commands the merchant ship, Predator. Fiercely loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy's shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is severely damaged in combat, leaving captain and crew grounded, Grimm is offered a proposition from the Spirearch of Albion - to join a team of agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring Predator to its fighting glory.\n\nAnd even as Grimm undertakes this dangerous task, he will learn that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity's ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake.\n\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\n'Beware fellow readers, herein lies adventure that will keep you from food or rest . . .'\nPATRICIA BRIGGS\n\n'Great action scenes, a fascinating world, and characters of a sort I've never seen before. This is everything I've come to expect from Jim Butcher, but in a delightful new flavour'\nPATRICK ROTHFUSS\n\n","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40195386966101,"sku":"9780356503660N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/1219d83c-1279-4191-8d62-1d6b90b09f1f_d3c7426c-a9e7-4090-a4ab-228abb592b5d.jpg?v=1659704443","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-aeronauts-windlass-the-cinder-spires-book-one-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}