
In his novel "Mainspring," Lake created an enormous canvas for storytelling with his hundred mile high Equatorial Wall that holds up the great Gears of the Earth. Now in "Escapement," he explores more of that territory. Paolina Barthes is a young woman of remarkable intellectual...


In his 2007 novel Mainspring , Lake created an enormous canvas for storytelling with his 100 mile high Equatorial Wall that holds up the great Gears of the Earth. Now in Escapement , he explores more of that territory. Paolina Barthes is a young woman of remarkable intellectual...