{"product_id":"gears-of-the-fallen-empire-9798993453163","title":"Gears of the Fallen Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): S. H. Cross\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Publishdrive\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Publishdrive\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Steampunk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the empire's greatest hero falls, can an orphaned engineer save what remains?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictor Hargrove never wanted to be a hero. He wanted to follow in his father's footsteps as a military engineer, building airships and perfecting clockwork innovations for the Kingdom of Shion. But when Aeternum falls to a 300-year-old evil returned from darkness, Victor finds himself fleeing the burning capital with a desperate group of survivors-including the princess herself-racing toward the last bastion of hope: the Western Stronghold.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a realm where gears turn by imagination and dragons are more than myth...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe empire is crumbling. Aeternum has fallen to shadow. Ancient creatures-an evil dormant for three centuries-pour through rifts in reality, consuming everything in their path. The journey to the Western Stronghold is fraught with danger, betrayal, and mysteries that challenge everything Victor thought he knew about engineering, magic, and the Kingdom of Shion itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArmed with his engineering skills, a clockwork fox named Cinder, and a small band of survivors, Victor must navigate: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe treacherous journey to the Western Stronghold through shadow-infested lands\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical intrigue as the empire fractures and loyalties are tested\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient magic that defies every law of engineering he's ever known\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Princess, whose survival could mean everything for what remains of Shion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecrets about the shadows that have been hidden for 300 years\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis own limits, as a military engineer forced to become something more\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut the shadows are spreading. Time is running out. And the journey to the Western Stronghold will test whether Victor has what it takes to survive in a world where the old rules no longer apply-and where the fate of Shion may rest on the shoulders of a military engineer who never wanted to be a hero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrandon Sanderson's intricate magic systems meets Victorian ingenuity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe atmospheric world-building of Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe epic scope of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteampunk that takes both the steam AND the punk seriously\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Where brass gears turn by pure imagination and dragons soar alongside dirigibles...\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGears of the Fallen Empire is the first book in The Soul Dragon Saga-an epic steampunk fantasy series years in the making. Experience a meticulously crafted world where every cog has purpose, every dragon has history, and one young engineer must decide whether to rebuild an empire or let it fall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScroll up and grab your copy today. The gears are turning. The shadows are rising. And the soul dragons are waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publishdrive","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594465132695,"sku":"9798993453163","price":1539.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798993453163.webp?v=1774986087","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gears-of-the-fallen-empire-9798993453163","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}