Cassandra Claire "The Mechanical Angel"
"Mechanical Angel" - the first book from the trilogy of Cassandra Claire "Infernalmechanisms ". The action of the trilogy takes place in the same universe, which is described in the series "Cannons of Death", but almost one hundred and fifty years earlier, in the Victorian era. So "Hell Mechanisms" can be considered a chronological prequel (prehistory) of the "Weapons of Death".
The novel "The Mechanical Angel" was released on August 31, 2010of the year. The book was included in the best-selling list of the New York Times, ranking first in the list of bestsellers for children, published September 19, 2010. The second book in the series, The Mechanical Prince, was released on December 6, 2011. And the output of the final part of the trilogy, "Mechanical Princess", is scheduled for February 2013.
The main heroine of the book "Mechanical Angel" - sixteen Theresa "Tess" Gray. Her parents died when she was three years old, and Tess lived all her life in New York with Aunt Harriet. After her aunt's death, she has to cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of her brother, Nathaniel (Nate), who lives in London.
Instead of her brother at the Southampton pier, she is met Dark Sisters, Mrs. Dark and Mrs. Black. They tell Tess that her brother could notcome, because he was detained, and asked them to accompany her to London. They give her a letter from Nathaniel, and Theresa follows them, though not very willingly.
Six weeks later, we find her captive to the Dark Sisters from the secret organization "Club Hell". They use her supernaturalthe ability to take the appearance of another person, living or dead, holding the thing in his hands, and to recognize in this way other people's feelings and thoughts. But the young Twilight hunter saves Tess from captivity, here then the real adventures begin.
The girl discovers the existence Lower world, where werewolves wander freely along the streets, vampiresand other creatures, which most people consider fiction. She has to improve her unique abilities to find a brother. For this, Tess is forced to unite with some Twilight hunters, otherwise she will not survive in this dangerous world.
Gradually, Tess understands that much more is at stake than her brother's life. The mortal danger loomed over all Nefilim (demon hunters), and the girl will have to make a difficult choice - to find and release Nathaniel or to enter intothe battle to save the world on the side of Twilight hunters. On this path, our heroine has to go through many trials and understand that sometimes even the most terrible witchcraft is not as dangerous as love ...
"Mechanical Angel" and its continuation,"Mechanical Prince", surely will please everyone who has already had time to fall in love with the original and detailed developed universe of the "Weapons of Death", as well as amateurs the era of Queen Victoria and steampunk.
Quotes from the book "Mechanical Angel"
"Books should always be handled with care, but one must be especially careful about their content. Words can change a lot "
"Why, tell me at the mercy, to arrange a performance if there is not a single spectator nearby?"
"Inanimate objects are really safe. But is it possible to say the same about people who use them? "
"A person should be judged not by what friends say about him, but by the way he treats servants"
"People sometimes want to take something, the essence of what they do not understand. This usually ends badly. "
Booktrueiler novel "Mechanical Angel"
