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Jay Lake’s Escapement is the main course
Jay Lake’s Escapement is the main course
Escapement In my opinion, Jay Lake’s Mainspring was a novel full of great potential that was hindered by inconsistent writing and execution. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book and was looking forward to reading the sequel. Happily, everything that worked so well in the first book has been ...
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