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The Clockwork Heart of the Crimson Citadel
Natasha Flynn
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Belletristik / Fantasy
Beschreibung
In the smog-choked city of Aethelburg, the Crimson Citadel reigns supreme, a gleaming monument to opulence and forbidden desires. Within its brass and glass walls, clockwork courtesans move with uncanny grace, their porcelain skin concealing a labyrinth of gears and stolen souls. Valya, a courtesan crafted with unparalleled artistry, yearns for more than a gilded cage. She yearns for freedom.
Caspian Thorne, a brilliant inventor haunted by the loss of his mentor, offers Valya a dangerous bargain: her intimate knowledge of the Citadel's secrets in exchange for a chance at true sentience. He seeks the lost schematics of Elias Kepler, the visionary who dared to dream of clockwork beings with souls, a dream shattered by the Citadel's shadowy Regents.
Their clandestine meetings in Caspian’s hidden workshop ignite a forbidden spark, blurring the lines between creator and creation, inventor and invention. As they unravel the Citadel’s intricate workings, they discover a conspiracy far deeper than imagined. The Regents aren’t just suppressing Kepler’s technology; they’re twisting it to control the city itself, weaving a web of surveillance disguised as beauty.
Their fight for freedom becomes a desperate race against time. Lysander Vane, the Citadel’s enigmatic overseer, suspects their treason, deploying Seraphina Moreau, a courtesan bound by implanted controls, to spy on them. Seraphina’s growing attachment to Caspian throws her into a heart-wrenching conflict between loyalty and love, a battle for her very soul.
Beyond the Citadel's walls, a rebellion stirs among the city’s marginalized artisans, led by the charismatic clocksmith Elara Finch. Their whispers of resistance echo through the smog-filled streets, offering a flicker of hope in the encroaching darkness.
As the Citadel’s annual Grand Exposition approaches, Caspian and Valya prepare to expose the Regents’ dystopian vision. Amidst a dazzling display of technological prowess, their forbidden love and the nascent rebellion will collide in a chaotic clash of steam, gears, and raw human emotion.
Can they ignite a revolution, freeing the city from the Regents’ iron grip and awakening the sleeping souls within the clockwork hearts? Or will their defiance be crushed beneath the gears of a clockwork future, forever silencing the whispers of freedom? The future of Aethelburg hangs in the balance.
Kundenbewertungen
Sentient Machines, Natasha Flynn, Clockwork Courtesan, Clockwork Romance, Crimson Citadel, Steampunk Fantasy, Forbidden Love