First published 2012
A young man sets out to chase his dreams in a world where the Watchmaker controls every tick of daily existence. He finds himself torn between two massive forces: the Watchmaker's obsession with precision and order, and the wild pull of chaos that threatens to destroy everything structured. His journey takes him across a steampunk landscape filled with alchemy and wonder. He encounters lost cities hidden from the Watchmaker's gaze, pirates who reject all authority, anarchists plotting revolution, and exotic carnivals that celebrate the unpredictable. At every turn, he must choose between the safety of conformity and the dangerous freedom of following his heart. The Watchmaker's clockwork angels enforce a world where spontaneity dies, but the young man discovers that some dreams are worth risking everything to pursue.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, fantasy, alternate-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water
304 pages · Hardcover · ECW Press