Jim Butcher Aeronauts Windlass

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Jim Butcher Aeronauts Windlass

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Saw this at Barnes and Nobel and was wondering if it was any good? Has anyone read it?
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OH MY GOD IM LOVING THIS BOOK.

I'm only through the airstrike alarm or whatever...so...uhh...more later. The cat language is a frakking brilliant thing and why is he the first author I've seen do something like this?
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It's Butcher at his finest. The world-building is decent without being overwhelming (unlike, say, Rothfuss, who can get a little overboard about that), complementing the story instead of interrupting it. And while Grimm is clearly the lead character, he's not the sole focus of the action.

....of course, given the "born into wealth badass with a power glove and engineering knowledge" elements to her character.... I keep imagining Gwen Lancaster as Asami Sato.
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