The Celestial Clockwork - Whispers of the Fallen Stars
Wendy Blackwood
Publisher: Publishdrive
Summary
Beneath an unnatural aurora, a spectral green pulsating against the smoke-choked London sky of 1888, clockwork ravens whisper secrets on the solar winds. This is not the London of history, but a city fueled by harnessed starlight, ruled by the iron fist of Lord Ashworth, who has twisted the cosmos into a tool of oppression. As Bonfire Night approaches, a festival of light twisted into a chilling display of Ashworth's power, two souls ignite a spark of rebellion.Elara Holbrooke, a brilliant astronomer imprisoned by her agoraphobia, deciphers her deceased mentor’s cryptic notes, uncovering Ashworth's terrifying plan to weaponize starlight and rewrite the very laws of physics. Meanwhile, in the smog-wreathed streets below, Rhys Wakefield, a charismatic factory worker, leads the Clockwork Angels, a clandestine society of augmented laborers, fueled by the memory of his sister, a tragic casualty of Ashworth’s experiments.Their paths collide amidst the eerie spectacle of Bonfire Night, forging an unlikely alliance against a common enemy. Elara’s scientific brilliance clashes with Rhys’s street-level courage, their shared defiance sparking an unforeseen attraction amidst the volatile energy of a city on the brink of revolution. But Ashworth's power runs deeper than they could have imagined, fueled by the lifeblood of trapped celestial beings whose spectral cries paint the London sky. Their liberation becomes intrinsically linked to the fight for London, escalating the stakes to a cosmic level.Beneath the city, within a labyrinth of clockwork-infused tunnels, Elara and Rhys uncover a truth far more ancient and terrifying than they could have dreamed. Their investigation becomes a desperate gamble against grotesque automatons and escalating dissent within the Angels, testing the limits of Elara’s courage and Rhys’s leadership. As constellations warp and reality fractures under the strain of Ashworth’s manipulations, their struggle becomes a battle for the very soul of their world.In a final confrontation within Ashworth’s monstrous celestial engine, Elara and Rhys must make a choice that will determine not only the fate of London but the destiny of the cosmos itself. And in a twist of fate, it is Rhys’s sister, Ada, a tragic fusion of flesh and clockwork, who holds the key to their victory. Amidst the whispers of fallen stars, a revolution ignites, a love blossoms, and the fate of a city—and perhaps the cosmos—hangs in the balance.
Available since: 01/06/2025.
Print length: 246 pages.
