The Clockwork Grove: A Symphony of Rust and Bloom

In the city of Tinkerhaven, where brass trees unfurl gears and mercury rivers chime the hours, young Elara Copperpot yearns for a world beyond the shimmering domes and the hypnotic tick-tock of its clockwork heart. She dreams of rustling leaves, the scent of earth, and the warmth of the sun – a world she knows only through forbidden books. One sweltering afternoon, Elara unearths a curious artifact in her grandfather's attic workshop: a single, pulsing green seed. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, she plants it, defying the city's strictures against organic matter.

What blooms is not a flower, but a swirling portal to the hidden sanctuary of the Clockwork Grove – a breathtaking fusion of nature and machine. Here, clockwork hummingbirds whir amongst brass orchids and living trees with copper roots draw nourishment from streams of perpetual motion. Yet, this vibrant symphony is fading. The magnificent clocktree at the Grove's heart is slowly unwinding, its gears grinding to a halt.

Determined to save this wondrous ecosystem, Elara finds two unlikely allies: Mossy, a gentle gardener automaton haunted by obsolescence, and Tock, a quick-witted clockwork fox tormented by existential questions. Guided by her grandfather's cryptic journals, they embark on a quest to reignite the Grove's life force. Their journey leads them through glowing fungal forests, whispering meadows of metallic grass, and to the base of a dormant brass volcano – the key to the Grove’s survival.

But their quest is threatened by the Purity Council, a faction obsessed with Tinkerhaven’s clockwork perfection. They see the Grove as a contagion and Elara as a traitor, dispatching enforcers to destroy the sanctuary and silence her forever. As Elara races against time, she must not only reactivate the volcano but also confront the rigid ideology of her city. Can she convince them that nature and machine can coexist, that a vibrant, integrated future is possible? Or will the clockwork heart of the Grove fall silent, taking with it the whisper of a world beyond the gears?

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Release date

Ebook: 12 December 2024