Synopses & Reviews
The conclusion of the Clockwork Trilogy, in which Taya and Cristof are sent to Alzana to return the captive airship crews and negotiate for peace with King Quintilio. As international tensions escalate, war is declared on Ondinium, striking at its massive metal heart and resulting in the undoing of Ondinium's isolationist policies as it accustoms itself to a world where it no longer holds military superiority.
Review
Praise for Clockwork Heart (Book 1): "Escape to the fantastic and captivating three-tiered city Pagliassotti has created. The plot is intricate and has multilayered characters who perplex, entertain, and gratify. This is a wonderfully written book -- one for the keeper shelf." -- Romantic Times
Synopsis
The final book in the Clockwork trilogy.
Framed for regicide and trapped on a ship crippled by enemy fire, Taya and Ondinium's diplomatic contingent seem helpless to prevent the well-engineered war their enemies have put into motion. While Alzanan and Demican armies march across Ondinium's borders, Taya and her husband fight airborne battles from the tropical islands of the Cabisi Thassalocracy to the war-ravaged mountains of Alzana. When Taya falls into her enemy's hands, she fears that nobody will be able to save Ondinium from the devastating weapon about to be plunged into its mechanically ticking heart.
About the Author
Dru Pagliassotti is a professor of communication at California Lutheran University, where she teaches media theory and practice. She published and edited The Harrow, an online literary magazine for fantasy and horror, from 1998-2009, and she currently runs The Harrow Press, which publishes horror anthologies. She is the author of the two previous books in the trilogy: Clockwork Heart and Clockwork Heart: Iron Wind