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'A bombastic, action-packed follow up...Campbell's gift is in exploring elements of good and evil and infusing them.' -- Death Ray
'A series infused with gothic imagery but devoid of po-faced goth sensibility...he has achieved the holy grail of producing a novel.'
-- Strange Horizons
'An absolutely stunning level of imagery. It's gothic, steampunk and fantasy...Campbell's writing is infectious and addictive.'
-- SciFiNow
'Fantasy excels at alternative theologies, and Campbell's pantheon is vividly imagined.'
-- Scotland On Sunday
`It's really time we stopped talking of him as an emerging talent. Alan Campbell is already one of Brit-fantasy's stars.'
-- SFX
'A series infused with gothic imagery but devoid of po-faced goth sensibility...he has achieved the holy grail of producing a novel.'
-- Strange Horizons
'An absolutely stunning level of imagery. It's gothic, steampunk and fantasy...Campbell's writing is infectious and addictive.'
-- SciFiNow
'Fantasy excels at alternative theologies, and Campbell's pantheon is vividly imagined.'
-- Scotland On Sunday
`It's really time we stopped talking of him as an emerging talent. Alan Campbell is already one of Brit-fantasy's stars.'
-- SFX
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'A bombastic, action-packed follow up...Campbell's gift is in exploring elements of good and evil and infusing them.'
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Rachel, Dill, John Anchor, Alice Harper and Mina Greene are locked in a battle royale with King Menoa, ruler of the underworld and his giant mechanical angels The victor will determine the fate of all mankind. Sheesh. Ever had a day like that?
This sequel picks up after Scar Night and Iron Angel. Campbell lost most of his momentum with the second of the trilogy and, to be honest, he struggles to regain it in the final part. In fact it could be said that Scar Night is a perfectly acceptable (and very good) stand-alone while Angel and CLocks are sub-par attempts to cash in. I'm sure that's not entirely fair on the author, but I almost wish I had stopped reading at the end of Scar Night.
OK, to be more charitable, Scar Night was always going to be a hard act to follow; although it had plenty of detractors, the atmosphere, the aesthetic and the ideas were innovative, intriguing and well realised and the writing was highly accomplished. True enough, Angel and Clocks are replete with great ideas and fantastic imagery but the characterisation is poor, the characters themselves are poorly developed and the prose veers between leaden and a sort of overwrought hyperbole that makes it seem as if the book was written by a teenager. Add to that the need for a good editor - the novel is at least 30% longer than it needed to be and I would contend that it could have been merged with a similarly redacted part two to present a fine, two part series.
And the "time travel bit". I can only agree with the other reviewers that this inclusion is desperately ill advised.... Read more ›
This sequel picks up after Scar Night and Iron Angel. Campbell lost most of his momentum with the second of the trilogy and, to be honest, he struggles to regain it in the final part. In fact it could be said that Scar Night is a perfectly acceptable (and very good) stand-alone while Angel and CLocks are sub-par attempts to cash in. I'm sure that's not entirely fair on the author, but I almost wish I had stopped reading at the end of Scar Night.
OK, to be more charitable, Scar Night was always going to be a hard act to follow; although it had plenty of detractors, the atmosphere, the aesthetic and the ideas were innovative, intriguing and well realised and the writing was highly accomplished. True enough, Angel and Clocks are replete with great ideas and fantastic imagery but the characterisation is poor, the characters themselves are poorly developed and the prose veers between leaden and a sort of overwrought hyperbole that makes it seem as if the book was written by a teenager. Add to that the need for a good editor - the novel is at least 30% longer than it needed to be and I would contend that it could have been merged with a similarly redacted part two to present a fine, two part series.
And the "time travel bit". I can only agree with the other reviewers that this inclusion is desperately ill advised.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By JSL
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After the first book in this codex I was really anxious to read the rest, the second one was okayish, this one improved a little - I assume there is another one and will await that one as I would like to see it out to the end. I got really excited about the first one, but this and the second book plod on a little. Only my opinion so sorry if I upset anyone!
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By RML Franklin
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Well written with some really nice passages. At times it feels as though Campbell is aware of his ability to make a good simile and gets a bit self indulgent, with long passages of slightly verbose description, but there are not common enough to become jarring. For the most part, the author's visions of this strange, grisly world feel original and vivid.
Some characters are interesting, examples being Dill, Hasp, and Anchor, but others are very tedious, the prime culprit here being Carnival. You could sum up her character on the back of a stamp, yet she seems to be one of the author's favorites. I can only assume this is because she serves as an automatic 'badass slaughter' card for him to use if he feels things are getting a bit slow. I would have preferred less repetitive descriptions of her killing nameless legions and more time for Dill, who has very little roll in this book despite being one of the few likable characters. All the characters are a bit two dimensional, but they're so extreme and colourfully imagined it doesn't really matter.
The plot is good for the first half, but falls apart during the second. The dreaded time paradox comes into play, and I struggled to follow what was going on despite the slightly awkward moments when characters gathered in a circle to explain what was happening to each other. The ending was simply shambolic, the plot isn't resolved so much as it's beheaded. Very few questions are answered (if anything more questions are asked, I found myself looking at the last page and thinking: WHAT?), and very little of what happens makes actual sense. It was incredibly unsatisfying, and I'm amazed any editor let it pass.
All in all, a well written and enjoyable book in an engrossing and macabre fantasy world.... Read more ›
Some characters are interesting, examples being Dill, Hasp, and Anchor, but others are very tedious, the prime culprit here being Carnival. You could sum up her character on the back of a stamp, yet she seems to be one of the author's favorites. I can only assume this is because she serves as an automatic 'badass slaughter' card for him to use if he feels things are getting a bit slow. I would have preferred less repetitive descriptions of her killing nameless legions and more time for Dill, who has very little roll in this book despite being one of the few likable characters. All the characters are a bit two dimensional, but they're so extreme and colourfully imagined it doesn't really matter.
The plot is good for the first half, but falls apart during the second. The dreaded time paradox comes into play, and I struggled to follow what was going on despite the slightly awkward moments when characters gathered in a circle to explain what was happening to each other. The ending was simply shambolic, the plot isn't resolved so much as it's beheaded. Very few questions are answered (if anything more questions are asked, I found myself looking at the last page and thinking: WHAT?), and very little of what happens makes actual sense. It was incredibly unsatisfying, and I'm amazed any editor let it pass.
All in all, a well written and enjoyable book in an engrossing and macabre fantasy world.... Read more ›
By Keen Reader
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This is the third book in the Deepgate Codex series. King Menoa has succeeded in releasing his arconites into the world, sacrificing all before them to attain his goal. Now Hasp, Rachel, Mina, Dill and their apparent allies must work with Cospinol to stop Menoa. While Cospinol seeks to attack Menoa in Hell itself, Rachel must find another way to stop the arconites before the end of the world is visited upon them all, or worse. Can Carnival stop herself being destroyed? And where are the other gods - can Iril's other children do anything to stop the coming apocalypse?
I find the author's style of writing breathtaking - the writing is such that it conveys the words visually to the reader; things that seem to be incapable of being explained by words, such as Hell, the Maze, the Failed, the Arconites - all seem to be portrayed totally visually by the language in the book. This, to me, is a stunning achievement in itself for any author - that a story so beyond the realms of the reader's own imagination can be conveyed to the reader so clearly by the author. You can `see' this book unfold through the writing itself. Great stuff.
My only quibble with this book was the ending; too many loose ends that never seemed to be resolved. I would have liked to have more conclusions, not only of the action, but also of the scenarios and the people. I had always imagined that Mr Nettles from the first book would be back, and where did Mr D go? Vaguely disappointing; but maybe there are plans for more books to come?
I find the author's style of writing breathtaking - the writing is such that it conveys the words visually to the reader; things that seem to be incapable of being explained by words, such as Hell, the Maze, the Failed, the Arconites - all seem to be portrayed totally visually by the language in the book. This, to me, is a stunning achievement in itself for any author - that a story so beyond the realms of the reader's own imagination can be conveyed to the reader so clearly by the author. You can `see' this book unfold through the writing itself. Great stuff.
My only quibble with this book was the ending; too many loose ends that never seemed to be resolved. I would have liked to have more conclusions, not only of the action, but also of the scenarios and the people. I had always imagined that Mr Nettles from the first book would be back, and where did Mr D go? Vaguely disappointing; but maybe there are plans for more books to come?
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Lots of unique ideas
I enjoyed this book. Yes, there were flaws with the writing and the storytelling, it was very inventive and had a lot of unique ideas in it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Thomasd1980
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Brilliant but strange
This is the last book of a trilogy, which starts with 'Scar Night'. I believe it has been likened to 'Gormenghast': certainly it it nothing like your usual run-of-the-mill... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. V. M. Leonard
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God of Clocks
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Hooray! A book with real imagination, bold ideas and lots of fun!
I read the first two books in the series and thought they were bursting... Read more
Hooray! A book with real imagination, bold ideas and lots of fun!
I read the first two books in the series and thought they were bursting... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2011 by David Brookes
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed
Having really liked the first two books in this series, I found this one deeply wanting. Nothing much happens in it first of all and Time Travel rears it's ugly head; that's never... Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2011 by Unsaintly
3.0 out of 5 stars
left wanting
After enjoying the dark atmosphere and alternate reality of the world and characters created in the first books in the series, I had been waiting to see how the third book "God of... Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2010 by K. Logan
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Above the rest!
Obviously if you are going to get this book i asume you've read the first two, and if you haven't; GET THEM NOW!!! Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2010 by Mazzeha
1.0 out of 5 stars
terrible
Awful ending to a series that completely lost its way after the first book (which was excellent). Confusing, boring, mismatch of ideas which were poorly executed. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2010 by M. Davies
4.0 out of 5 stars
god of clocks
compulsive reading but too long between books had to scan thru previous books to remind myself of story.once started couldnt stop reading
Published on 30 Sep 2010 by Rab L
4.0 out of 5 stars
Different. You may well hate the ending!
God of Clocks is the conclusion to the Deepgate Codex trilogy, but for a long time it sure doesn't feel like it! Read more
Published on 24 July 2010 by R. M. Lindley
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