{"product_id":"the-clockwork-curse-9798231954292","title":"The Clockwork Curse","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gerhardus Oosthuizen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Gerhardus Oosthuizen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gerhardus Oosthuizen\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Gaslamp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Clockwork Curse: A Battle Against Time and Fate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if time wasn't just ticking-what if it was alive?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the towering brass city of Gearswell, steam powers everything... except the truth. When Alden Thorne-a 14-year-old tinkerer with a forgotten past-uncovers a mysterious pocket watch inscribed with ancient runes, he triggers a catastrophic curse that begins to warp time itself. Entire streets freeze. Others race forward. And the city's foundations begin to buckle under the pressure of broken timelines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow hunted by the Timebinders, a ruthless secret society determined to weaponize time, Alden must unravel the secrets behind the curse before the city-and reality-collapse. Alongside Lyra Vale, a brilliant gearsmith apprentice, and Tock, a half-mechanical raven with cryptic memories, Alden journeys into ticking forests, underground steam chambers and forbidden archives, searching for the one device that might save them all: the Chronoloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut time doesn't want to be fixed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanning 20 gripping chapters\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Clockwork Curse\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich, cinematic blend of steampunk, science fantasy and temporal mystery. Twisting timelines, mechanical beasts, ancient technology and emotional stakes converge in a high-tension battle between destiny and choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You Must Read This Book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you love atmospheric steampunk worlds full of gears, secrets and sky pirates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you're drawn to twisty time travel stories with real consequences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you crave emotionally driven characters facing impossible choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you're a fan of \u003cem\u003eMortal Engines\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Infernal Devices\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho This Book Is For: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdult readers who enjoy immersive worldbuilding, fast-paced adventure and stories that blend science fiction, fantasy and philosophical questions about fate, memory and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clock is broken. The city is breaking. And Alden is running out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46379891294359,"sku":"9798231954292","price":1294.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798231954292.webp?v=1768768161","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-clockwork-curse-9798231954292","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}