Questa saga epica si immerge in un mondo intriso di arti alchemiche e della ricerca inesorabile della libertà. Segui le vicende di personaggi che lottano per spezzare le catene dell'oppressione in una società tecnologicamente avanzata ma socialmente divisa. La narrazione intreccia magistralmente avventura, intrighi politici e profonde domande sull'umanità e sull'autonomia.
For fans of Paolo Bacigalupi, Ann Leckie and Neal Stephenson comes a thrilling and heart-breaking tale of one individual's struggle for freedom. It is a novel poised to catapult Ian Tregillis into the company of the most exceptionally talented, award-worthy authors of the science fiction and fantasy genre. George R. R. Martin called Ian Tregillis a major new talent.
Jax, a rogue Clakker, has wreaked havoc upon the Clockmakers' Guild by destroying the Grand Forge. Reborn in the flames, he finally makes it across the border to New France. There he begins his life as a free Clakker, but liberation proves its own burden. Berenice, formerly the legendary spymaster for the King of New France, mastermind behind her nation's attempts to undermine the Dutch Hegemony has been banished from her homeland and captured by the Clockmakers Guild's draconian secret police force. Meanwhile, Captain Hugo Longchamp is faced with rallying the beleaguered and untested defenders of Marseilles-in-the-West for the inevitable onslaught from the Brasswork Throne and its army of mechanical soldiers
Following The Mechanical and The Rising comes the third and final novel in this thrilling series of one individual's struggle for freedom - from the author dubbed a major new talent by George R. R. Martin. Perfect for fans of Paolo Bacigalupi, Ann Leckie and Neal Stephenson.