The Wonder Engine, Audio Book

The Wonder Engine, Audio Book (2018) T. Kingfisher narrated by Khristine Hvam (Clocktaur War #2)

No one tried to stop them from entering the city. The guards looked bored. “I expected it to be harder to get in,” murmured Caliban.

“Why would it?” asked Slate. “They want you to come in and spend as much money as possible.”

“They’re at war.”

“Which means the other city needs to worry about keeping them out. The war’s happening miles away and there are no human soldiers from this side. Most of the citizens probably don’t even notice it’s happening.”

“It’s a good plan.”

“Thanks.”

“I’m coming with you.”

“Like hell you are!”

“Do you think I don’t know how to act around thieves and ruffians?”

“The fact that you even use a word like ‘ruffians’ is not filling me with confidence, no.”

“Politics,” she said. “It doesn’t make any sense. People do the stupidest shit and you want to scream that it’s against their own interests and you never know if they’re playing some deep game you don’t know about or if they’re really just that stupid.”

Characters: Slate, Sir Caliban, Brenner, Learned Edmund, Grimehug, Boss Horsehead, Ashes Magnus, Sweet Lily

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Rating: 8.5/10

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