"""Hands down, probably the best piece of traditionally western epic fantasy I've read ever."" -- Cassandra Khaw author of Hammers on Bone ""As stories give us maps to unknown possibility, Clockwork Boys shows us how to do that nearly-impossible thing--how to go on after we have screwed absolutely everything up. A must-read for anyone trying to be a decent human being and/or competent adult!"" -- Sigrid Ellis ""I cried so hard my service dog started bringing me his toys to cheer me up."" -- Andrea Chandler"