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The Nine Pound Hammer: Book 1 of The Clockwork Dark - Community Reviews back

by John Claude Bemis
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AmyM
AmyM rated it 12 years ago
It took me over a week and a half to read this and I know it wasn't completely the book's fault (I started a new job, etc.) however it never really did anything for me. This is a competently written book and I have no qualms about continuing with the rest of the trilogy... but I don't really have an...
So Many Books, So Little Time
So Many Books, So Little Time rated it 13 years ago
Entertaining, but I was pissed at Conker's death. All I could think was, of COURSE the Black kid dies. They could possibly bring him back, because they never found his body, but I don't even think that would be a good idea. I did like the idea of a melting pot of mystical people coming together to m...
janawarnell
janawarnell rated it 14 years ago
Very interesting book!
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 15 years ago
Full disclosure: the author is a neighbor and friend, and former teacher of the eldest.Oh, but I loved this. The idea of taking American folklore as indicative of real heroes, super-heroes I guess, is genius. Remember, I loved Anne Ursu's The Shadow Thieves, The Siren Song, and The Immortal Fire....
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