A Flicker of Hope

He is a once proud craftsman whose livelihood was destroyed by the rise of mass production by machines. He was forced to sell his father's workshop and took a job in a factory. There, he and his fellow workers gradually realized that their labor would eventually be replaced by the cold efficiency of machines. Faced with unemployment and despair, Elias joined the growing resistance and vowed to destroy the machines that robbed him of his skills. Inspired by the Luddite movement and the workers' uprisings of the 19th century, this steampunk novel delves into the origins and struggles of the early labor movement.

Set in Isleworth, a steampunk world of tyranny and oppression created by me. Technology is booming, with airships and mechanical devices everywhere, but ordinary people see no benefits. Greedy and cold capitalists see workers as expendable - nothing more than raw materials in the production process. In this desperate world, one day, human labor will be completely replaced by automated machines, capitalists will enjoy huge profits, and workers will be submerged in the ruthless tide of industrial progress.

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Release date

Audiobook: August 23, 2025