![]() ![]() ![]() The novel fits into the “steampunk” sub-genre of science fiction, venturing into the fantasy genre as well. As I read Clockwork Angels: The Novel, before I reached the afterword, I thought of similar stories, including the legend of Cincinnatus and the history of George Washington with a hero fighting tyranny and winding up on a peaceful farm. Later in life, he winds up living on a peaceful farm. The youth gets disillusioned but is happy to have experienced the adventures. Most prominent is Voltaire’s Candide, which provided the archetypal plot of an optimistic youth who sets out on adventures. Peart lists multiple literary influences in the afterword. Their back-and-forth collaborative process went on for 18 months until the novel was completed. Anderson then used his story-building skills to fill out the novel. Peart, having written the album lyrics, provided the skeleton of the plot and characters to Anderson. More recently he is best known for his spinoff Dune and Star Wars novels. ![]() It was unofficially inspired by the Rush album Grace Under Pressure. His first published novel, Resurrection, Inc., came out in 1988. ![]()
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