Free-Wrench Collection: Volume 1

Free-Wrench #1-3

by Joseph R. Lallo

Steam-powered airships rule the skies in a world blanketed by a toxic fug. Join Nita, Lil, Coop, Cap’n Mack, and the rest of the Wind Breaker crew in a steampunk adventure that will leave you reeling. Free-Wrench Volume 1 combines the first three novels of this exciting steampunk series into one amazing anthology. Here’s what you Free-Wrench - Beyond the islands of Caldera the world is a vicious place. A terrible calamity has poisoned the land. Those too ruthless or stubborn to die have crafted steam-powered mechanical wonders and taken to the sky. Yet somewhere in that wretched land there is a cure for a dire disease. With the eccentric crew of an airship called The Wind Breaker, Nita Graus means to find that cure, whatever the price. Skykeep - Several months have passed since Nita Graus left her home in Caldera to soar with the crew of the Wind Breaker, and life is anything but easy. Their prior exploits have earned them quite a reputation among surface-dwellers and made them a perpetual target of the manipulative residents of the fug. Now a new plot could split the crew and ground the Wind Breaker once and for all. Ichor Well - Ever since Nita joined the Wind Breaker crew, the airship's reputation has been growing. The destruction of the mighty dreadnought and the escape from the legendary Skykeep have made the crew the stuff of legend. Alas, legendary heroes always attract worthy villains. Luscious P. Alabaster strives to be just that foe. The Free-Wrench series is an ongoing steampunk adventure from Joseph R. Lallo, author of The Book of Deacon and Big Sigma series.

725 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2016

Reviews

[Robert Negut · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considering how short the included books, or at least the first two, are, I'm tempted to call Free-Wrench Collection: Volume 1 the real first book in the series, even if that makes the recapitulation at the start of Ichor Well rather tedious. Other than that, I still don’t like how such Kindle bundles work, the whole thing being a single file and a single library entry, but that's Amazon's fault.

Quick reviews of the included books:
Free-Wrench – Rating: 3/5 [Note: Review of the stand-alone edition, in case there are any differences.]
Skykeep – Rating: 3/5
Ichor Well – Rating: 3/5

[5t4n5 Dot Com · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally enjoyable!

Having become a fan of Joseph's writing with his 'Book of Deacon' saga i was pleasantly surprised when this turned up in my Bookbub alerts at 99p, and curious as to how he would get on in the Steampunk genre - i simply couldn't resist.

And i'm glad i didn't resist. Joseph's writing is as good in this series as it is in the Book of Deacon series, the characters are excellent, nothing is ever too far fetched, etc..

And i simply had no choice but to buy the 4th book in the series and jump straight into that.

Anyways, for anyone into Steampunk or even anyone who is Steampunk curious or even you've never heard of Steampunk, you can't really go wrong with this trilogy in one cover. Start reading today!

[Kimberly Newman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun steampunk fantasy

I enjoy Joseph Lallo's writings. His characters are always interesting, often quirky, eccentric, creative, and determined. The Free-Wrench Collection is great fun, with plenty of non-stop action. I especially appreciate the lack of sex, extreme gore, and relative lack of foul language (there is an occasional mild curse word). It is well-edited, allowing readers to fall into the book without distracting errors and wording. I am looking forward to continuing with more in the collection.