The Dragon Men
Published on 17. September 2024
250 pages
978-1-5040-9685-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this steampunk sequel to
The Impossible Cube, two adventurers must find a way inside a kingdom on the brink of war to save themselves and the world.
As Gavin Ennock pilots his airship, the Lady of Liberty, to China, his fiancée, Lady Alice Michaels prays they make it in time. The Clockwork Plague consumes Gavin's body and mind, driving him increasingly mad-and driving a wedge between him and Alice. Their only hope lies in China with the Dragon Men.
But a power-hungry general has seized the Chinese throne, intending to conquer Asia, Britain, and the world. He has also closed the country's borders to foreigners. Meanwhile, the former ruling dynasty is plotting to return the throne's rightful heir to power. Seeing their opportunity, the two travelers dive into a political power struggle where one false move could spell doom for Gavin and the entire world.
"[ The Dragon Men] continues to demonstrate its original premise and to showcase the inventive pair who strive to save a world." - Library Journal
"My favorite book in the series yet. I'm not sure whether that's because I've become so enamored with the world of the Clockwork Empire as a whole, or that the action sequences are nearly relentless, which a definite plus in this case." - That's What I'm Talking About
As Gavin Ennock pilots his airship, the Lady of Liberty, to China, his fiancée, Lady Alice Michaels prays they make it in time. The Clockwork Plague consumes Gavin's body and mind, driving him increasingly mad-and driving a wedge between him and Alice. Their only hope lies in China with the Dragon Men.
But a power-hungry general has seized the Chinese throne, intending to conquer Asia, Britain, and the world. He has also closed the country's borders to foreigners. Meanwhile, the former ruling dynasty is plotting to return the throne's rightful heir to power. Seeing their opportunity, the two travelers dive into a political power struggle where one false move could spell doom for Gavin and the entire world.
"[ The Dragon Men] continues to demonstrate its original premise and to showcase the inventive pair who strive to save a world." - Library Journal
"My favorite book in the series yet. I'm not sure whether that's because I've become so enamored with the world of the Clockwork Empire as a whole, or that the action sequences are nearly relentless, which a definite plus in this case." - That's What I'm Talking About
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Person
Steven Harper Piziks, writing as Steven Harper, sold his first short story in 1990 and has been writing ever since. Harper has written over fifty stories and twenty novels, including The Silent Empire series, The Clockwork Empire series, The Books of Blood and Iron series, and "Eight Mile and the City," the 2022 winner of the Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Short Fiction Award. He has also written movie novelizations and books based on
Star Trek,
Battlestar Galactica, and
The Blacklist. Harper teaches English in southeast Michigan, where he lives with his husband. Visit his web page at www.stevenpiziks.com.
