The New York Times bestselling title, now in paperback
For more than two centuries, the land of Albion has been ruled by the
supposedly benevolent Watchmaker, who imposes precision on every aspect
of life. Young Owen Hardy from the village of Barrel Arbor dreams of
seeing the big city and the breathtaking Clockwork Angels that dispense
wisdom to the people, maybe even catching a glimpse of the Watchmaker
himself.
He watches the steamliners drift by, powered by alchemical energy, as
they head towards Crown City -- never dreaming that he is already caught
between the grandiose forces of order and chaos, between the Watchmaker
and his nemesis, the Anarchist. Owen's journeys begin at a fabulous
carnival with clockwork wonders beyond his imagination and take him
aboard airships, far into the Redrock Desert to seek lost cities,
through storms at sea to encounters with pirates ... and give him a
chance at love.