The Clockwork Heart - A Whispering Woods Chronicle

Savannah Wells

Sinopse

In the whispering boughs of the clockwork forest, the town of Chronos thrives on a delicate balance of time and memory.  Giant sunflowers track the sun with measured grace, and metallic hummingbirds flit amongst iridescent blossoms, all powered by the intricate clockwork mechanisms that animate the town. But a creeping stillness threatens Chronos; its gears are slowing, its memories fading, and its people adrift in a sea of forgotten moments.Orla Gearsby, a young clockmaker with a talent for mending broken timepieces, carries a secret burden: a childhood accident stole her voice.  Her silence, once a source of pain, has become a profound observation, allowing her to perceive the subtle shifts in Chronos's temporal harmony. One blustery afternoon, a spectral boy named Finn flickers into her workshop, a disjointed mosaic of memories adrift in his own shattered timeline.  Orla, recognizing a kindred spirit, vows to help him piece together his past, unaware that his fate is intertwined with Chronos itself.Joined by Cogsworth, a mischievous clockwork squirrel, and Elias Thorne, a traveling storyteller who collects tales in time-bending jars, Orla and Finn embark on a quest to mend the broken threads of time. From the Clockwork Gardens where time flows like molasses to the Grand Chronometer Plaza where the town’s central clock is grinding to a halt, each clue they uncover reveals not only a piece of Finn’s past but also a fragment of Chronos's decaying heart.  A tarnished locket, a haunting melody, a whispered lullaby—each discovery leads them closer to the shadowy figure manipulating the town's temporal energies: the enigmatic Time Weaver.As the Time Weaver siphons Chronos’s energy, weaving it into threads of power, Orla and her companions must race against time to reach the forbidden Clock Tower, the heart of Chronos's magic. Within its towering gears and glass walls, they will confront not only the Time Weaver but also Orla’s own buried fears.  In the echoing chimes and susurrus of stolen moments, Orla will discover a power within her silence, a resonance with the very fabric of time itself, and find her voice not in spoken words, but in the precise language of gears and springs. The fate of Chronos, and the boy lost in time, rests in her hands.

Disponível desde: 12/12/2024.

Comprimento de impressão: 157 páginas.

Literatura Infanto Juvenil

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