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Audio Comments at the End

The Clockwork Century is quickly making it's way to the top of my favorite series list. I love how each of the books is tied to the next through character cameos, it's an interesting way to introduce the world without taking one character on an epic journey - though Mercy does go on her own epic journey in Dreadnought.

The adventure packed into this book is incredible. Whether she's warding off confederate soldiers, fighting diseased humans or healing wounded men Mercy never slows down. She's a great female protagonist that fits in well with Briar Wilkes and Maria Isabella Boyd.

Story components aside, I adore Priest's writing. I found Dreadnought to be beautifully written but not overly-flowery or otherwise too over the top. Several passages had me thinking about how I wished I could come up with the metaphors and descriptions she uses when I'm writing.

Audio Comments
Kate Reading really surprised me as the narrator for Dreadnought. I had been previously unimpressed with her as the voice of Briar Wilkes in Boneshaker - but she was a fantastic voice for Mercy Lynch. I wonder if it wasn't the alternating narrators that threw off the presentation of Boneshaker. I'm definitely recommending this in audiobook if you're a listener.