{"product_id":"the-clockwork-empire-paperback","title":"The Clockwork Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLucas J. W. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"A thrilling steampunk adventure\" with \"ambitious worldbuilding.\" \"Fans of steampunk and alternate history will lap this up.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeek Girl Authority\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"If you're looking for queer characters fighting fascism in a steampunk world, \u003cem\u003eThe Clockwork Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is perfect.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the height of the industrial revolution, and the Roman Empire has stood for thousands of years. Airborne fortresses and mechanically remade soldiers guard against threats outside the empire's vast borders-even as it rots from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an ambitious senator rises to power, and a mysterious agent plots the downfall of the gods, a motley crew of exiles assembles to stop the rising fascism of the state: an excommunicated Praetorian Guard, her remade muscle, a spy, a pilot, an ex-slave, and a noble boy disgraced, experimented on, and remade with a clockwork heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut smashing an authoritarian state is no simple fistfight in a taverna. Nor can one easily repair a machine that has been rusting for so long. As oppression takes hold across the Empire, the crew must find each other, find their fire, and find the agent known only as Servius-before he leads the world to destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706708856895,"sku":"9781734154962","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bd9de2691d6fe214fa4de822a1cad425.webp?v=1765041431","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-clockwork-empire-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}