Jim Butcher Launches a Steampunk Fantasy Series with The Aeronaut's Windlass
By Frannie Jackson | October 2, 2015 | 5:05pm
With steam-powered tech, clairvoyant characters and cats that just might be smarter than humans, The Aeronaut’s Windlass delivers an adventurous debut in a new series from bestselling author Jim Butcher. Named after the miles-high towers in which people live to escape the dangers of the mist-shrouded surface, The Cinder Spires series introduces a world on the brink of war.
When Captain Grimm’s airship is damaged in combat, he joins a covert mission to protect Spire Albion in exchange for his ship’s restoration. But as an enemy violently threatens Spire Albion, Grimm discovers that far more is at stake than war. An ancient evil is stirring—an evil humanity may be unable to defeat.
Paste caught up with Butcher to chat about his inspiration for The Aeronaut’s Windlass, the cats who steal the show in the novel and what to expect next in the series.
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