Winner: Pinion, by Jay Lake

*drumroll*

Dorren from Canada wins the snark of the week hands down, although technically her submission wasn't snark. If you guys and girls go to all the trouble of thinking up nifty rhymes then your chances of winning bonus entries are pretty good, even if you haven't submitted snark:

Thanks for the contest

Even though you're snarky.

Sometimes you're a pest,

But all in all.....I'm sure we all agree.

You really are the best.

In related news, the blog received its first death threat in the form of a clock-punk related joke:

I wonder if they make 30-second bombs in that universe?

"I am a 30 second bomb. 29, 28, 27, 26, ... 3, 2, 1. BOOM!!!"

With the bomb situation in New York this past weekend (I live in the city), I might just have to report this to the FBI... But seriously, the whole failed bomb attempt was quite scary and I hope they nail the bastards who, thankfully, botched it.

Without further ado then, the winner of the Pinion giveaway is Karrie M. from Florida, from which I just returned not 2 hours ago! Very sunny down there at the moment...

Giveaway: Pinion, by Jay Lake

Political conflicts and philosophical arguments find closure at last in this splendidly baroque whirl of geomancy and Victorian clockwork. Young Paolina Barthes, the gear-minded prodigy who became a target for the empire-building ambitions of rival governments in 2009's Escapement, is on the run, heading south over the Wall that God built to divide the hemispheres and keep the Earth's gear turning through the heavens. As spies and ancient secret societies scramble to find her, Paolina struggles to learn how to control her world-shaking abilities, while her heart pulls her toward Boaz, a golemlike man of brass. Lake wields big themes—magic and religion versus science, free will, colonialism, and a bit of romance—with surprising elegance, and readers will enjoy cherishing the characters and pondering the concepts of this “clockpunk” world. (Apr.)

- Publishers Weekly

Enjoyed Mainspring and now want a copy of Pinion by Jay Lake? Done. Just follow these simple giveaway instructions for your chance to win (giveaway runs till 5/1/10 @ 11:59 PM EST):

E-mail me [bloggeratf@gmail.com] your name and address, with "PINION" as the subject of the email. Snarky comments increase your chances of winning and win bonus entries for future giveaways.

Giveaway is open worldwide as long as delivery doesn't require the mounting of an expedition into remote wilderness.