Boneshaker: A Novel of the Clockwork Century Free Audiobook Download by Cherie Priest

The Boneshaker is a clockwork locomotive which has been pulling freight cars for decades. It looks like any other steam engine, and it runs on the same lines as any other. But the locomotive has a secret: it is powered by blood – human blood.

Boneshaker is a novella set in the 1800s, following Lizzie Borden as she learns how to wield her power. There are many different cultures in this world and terrorists are causing fear. As people are afraid and some start turning against each other, tensions build up between countries until they eventually erupt into war.

Boneshaker: A Novel of the Clockwork Century audiobook download is a journey into the heart of darkness, a wild ride through fantastic steampunk territory where anything can happen and often does. Cherie Priest takes readers on a whirlwind adventure into the future, and you won't want to come back out.

In Boneshaker, Cherie Priest, author of the novels The Clockwork Century and Earthquake Girl! (audible), returns to her beloved "steampunk" genre with a novel set in the year 1874. Booklist writes that Boneshaker is a "densely plotted, fast-paced tale of murder, revenge and redemption." The story alternates between two perspectives: that of Emily Hargraves, a young orphaned girl who has been raised by her uncle, an inventor of steam-powered technology; and Lizzy Borden, an upper class woman who is romantically involved with Emily's father.

Boneshaker: A Novel of the Clockwork Century tells the story of two main characters, there are many other characters that the reader can choose to follow. The two main characters, Ben and Vika, work together to solve a murder mystery in 1868 Denver. There are several scenes where they switch point of views so that readers get a chance to experience each character's point of view. One more interesting thing about this book is that it is told partially in epistolary form. It's written as if it is a series of letters that Ben has sent to his sister, Vika, from prison in 1888.

Boneshaker is a novel by Cherie Priest that tells the story of Skylar Blackburn, who has been crippled since birth and has never been able to walk. When she gets her chance to travel on the airship "Boneshaker" with her father, she starts down a path of self-discovery mixed with danger and adventure. The book takes place during a time period in which people are able to travel by air. It follows Skylar's misfortunes as she learns what it means to be an adventurer, but also suffers physical hardships such as hunger and dehydration.