#95 in Science fiction
The Aeronaut's Windlass
- 630
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #6
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Our view
“The Aeronaut’s Windlass” is a steampunk adventure at its best in the air, where the airship battles have real weight and speed. Jim Butcher builds a detailed world and a lively cast, and although this first Cinder Spires book runs past six hundred pages, it tells a complete story instead of stopping on a cliffhanger. The talking cats are a matter of taste: some readers enjoy them, others find they break the spell.
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About the book
The Aeronaut's Windlass is a 2015 steampunk fantasy written by Jim Butcher involving steampunk technologies, magical wars, and sapient cats. It is the first book of The Cinder Spires series.
Reading order · The Cinder Spires
Full order & progress →- The Aeronaut's WindlassThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - The Olympian Affair
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 320 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 14 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 306 | 96% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Aeronaut's Windlass?
It has 630 pages — longer than 63% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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