Books with title The Clockwork City

“Aboard the Great Iron Horse" is a fast-paced serial adventure that picks up where Sedgwick's bestselling fantasy/steampunk series "The Tinkerer's Daughter” left off. A reading of the earlier books is not necessary to enjoy this new series but may provide added insight into certain characters and history.Description: Barreling through their post-apocalyptic world in a massive steam locomotive, River and her companions -the steam-powered ape named Socrates and his crew of warriors, miscreants, and genetic anomalies- travel from one unpredictable adventure to another. On their first outing, the crew encounters a bizarre cult of isolationists and their strange “Clockwork God.” Meanwhile, several crew members have gone missing, and tensions are rising as mutineers conspire to overthrow Socrates and destroy the train. As the conflict comes to a boil, a power more ancient and sinister than anything they ever imagined threatens to destroy them all. What reviewers say: Five Stars: "I read this book in one sitting, as I was physically unable to put it down... I highly recommend The Clockwork God, and cannot wait to see what else Jamie Sedgewick has in store for us."-Goodreads ReviewFour Stars: "An action packed, thrilling read; Very much a must for sci-fi and steampunk fans!"-Goodreads ReviewFive Stars: "Can't get enough of the stories by Jamie Sedgwick. This has been the best yet."-Amazon Review

A Kirkus Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2017A Popsugar Best Book of the YearFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes an epic new thriller about a race of ageless automatons who have been hiding among us for untold centuries.In the depths of the Kremlin in 1725, the tsar’s loyal mechanician brings to life two astonishingly humanlike mechanical beings. Peter and Elena are a brother and sister possessed with uncanny power and destined to fight an ancient war. When June Stefanov, a young anthropologist specializing in ancient technology, uncovers a terrible secret concealed in the workings of a three-hundred-year-old mechanical doll, she finds herself in the middle of the hidden war that has raged for centuries. As June plunges deeper into their world, her choices will ultimately determine their fate. The Clockwork Dynasty interweaves past and present, exploring a race of beings designed to live by ironclad principles, yet constantly searching for meaning. Richly-imagined and heart-pounding, Daniel H. Wilson’s novel combines exquisitely drawn characters with visionary technology—and riveting action.

Isabelle Marchant has only days left before her aunt’s plans to be rid of her come to fruition. Jaquel Gaston waits in the wings to marry her and take her far away to a life of servitude and silence. Tricked by an enchanted forest during a rainy walk home, Isabelle is lured to a long forgotten castle, where she finds a prince disfigured with clockwork and a palace full of orphans subject to a dark fairy’s whims.Arthur Velois has spent six years imprisoned in his castle as the dark fairy’s pet. His only consolation is that her presence is dictated by the full moon. When the forest brings him an orphan who is neither a child, nor a boy, he knows he and his charges will have to keep the fairy’s mechanical minions from discovering her. And though he knows he needs to find a way for her to leave, a selfish, lonely part of him wants to keep her in his home… and in his bed.This retelling of the classic French fairy tale melds magic, clockpunk, and romance to create a story that expands on the themes of both original versions as well as that of the 1995 Disney classic.A stand-alone erotic novella, Beauty & The Clockwork Beast begins a series of retold fairy tales made to honor the old, while infusing tantalizing new ideas.

The international sensation for readers young and old, Freddy the Pig, is back! Adoniram lives with his cruel aunt and uncle until a chance flood leads him to the irrepressible Freddy and Jinx the Cat. The animals convince him to stay at Bean Farm and Mr. Bean’s brother even builds him a mechanical twin playmate. When Adoniram’s aunt and uncle come looking for him, they mistake the clockwork twin for the real boy. A rollicking comedy of errors ensues, and it is once again up to Freddy and friends to save the day.

Jack discovers new abilities, travels to exciting lands, and thwarts a conspiracy brewing deep within the ministries in this epic conclusion to the action-packed Section 13 series.Jack Buckles is on trial for his life. The Ministries of Secrets and Guilds, led by Ignatius Gall, are conspiring to put the Ministry of Trackers down for good—starting with Jack’s very existence as a Section 13. His only hope is to prove that Gall is the real danger, not him, and it leads Jack and Gwen from the back streets of London, through the Austrian Alps, to the great reaches of central China. Joined by their new friend Liu Fai, Jack and Gwen set out to stop Gall before he can uncover ancient Chinese artifacts, said to grant immortality. But a clockwork monster threatens them at every turn, and its turning gears only serve as a reminder that Jack’s judgment day is fast approaching—and that he’s running out of time.

Evelyn Starsprocket is a citizen of the Clockwork City, also known by many as the city of wisdom, dubbed as such owing to the brilliant and innovative minds that the city has produced during it short yet significant existence.Content with her life, Evelyn, a brilliant polymer engineer, would like to do nothing more than get married, start a family and press on with her tinkering. For her the Clockwork City is much more than just her home, its her entire world. But when she receives a troubling letter from her father in London, Evelyn realizes that everything she has ever held dear may come to a bitter end.

Two countries at war. A family torn apart. Can Clara find peace?Mechanical genius Clara Lissing's life runs like well-designed clockwork. She tinkers with recalcitrant machines while her brothers work down the mines. Life is organised and peaceful despite the war between England and Scotland.But when her baby brother, Tom, joins the army, her happy family life is at risk. Clara goes to London to support the war effort and bring Tom home. Clara should be in her element working to create a device to destroy the Scottish troops, but London brings the distracting presence of young duke, Gordy.Clara is sure Gordy's hiding a secret, but as she gets closer to the truth she discovers secrets and lies that go to the heart of government. When powerful people don't want the conflict to end, does a simple tinker have any hope of finding peace?Filled with more twists than a crashed airship, The Clockwork War is the perfect read for fans of Melanie Karsak and Gail Carriger.Grab your copy today and escape into a glorious world of clockwork and conspiracy, machines and malevolence, and lords and lies."I can't get enough of this author!" - USA Today Bestseller Kelly St Clare.

Three ordinary children are brought together by extraordinary events. . . Giuseppe is an orphaned street musician from Italy, who was sold by his uncle to work as a slave for an evil padrone in the U.S. But when a mysterious green violin enters his life he begins to imagine a life of freedom.Hannah is a soft-hearted, strong-willed girl from the tenements, who supports her family as a hotel maid when tragedy strikes and her father can no longer work. She learns about a hidden treasure, which she knows will save her family -- if she can find it.

Several thousand years from now, advanced humanoids known as the Makers will implant clockwork devices into our heads. At the cost of a certain amount of agency, these devices will permit us to move unhindered through time and space, and to live complacent, well-regulated lives. However, when one of these devices goes awry, a "clockwork man" appears accidentally in the 1920s, at a cricket match in a small English village. Comical yet mind-blowing hijinks ensue.Considered the first cyborg novel, The Clockwork Man was first published in 1923 — the same year as Karel Capek's pioneering android play, R.U.R.