An ingenious thriller that follows a race of human-like machines that have been hiding among us for untold centuriesтАФfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse.
"[A] fantastic hybrid of Highlander and The TerminatorтАж. It reads like classic steampunk on steroids." тАФErnest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player Two
Present day: When a young anthropologist specializing in ancient technology uncovers a terrible secret concealed in the workings of a three-hundred-year-old mechanical doll, she is thrown into a hidden world that lurks just under the surface of our own. With her career and her life at stake, June Stefanov will ally with a remarkable traveler who exposes her to a reality she never imagined, as they embark on an around-the-world adventure and discover breathtaking secrets of the pastтАж
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Russia, 1725: In the depths of the Kremlin, the tsarтАЩs loyal mechanician brings to life two astonishingly humanlike mechanical beings. Peter and Elena are a brother and sister fallen out of time, possessed with uncanny power, and destined to serve great empires. Struggling to blend into pre-Victorian society, they are pulled into a legendary war that has raged for centuries.
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The Clockwork Dynasty seamlessly interweaves past and present, exploring a race of beings designed to live by ironclad principles, yet constantly searching for meaning. As June plunges deeper into their world, her choices will ultimately determine their survival or extermination. Richly-imagined and heart-pounding, Daniel H. WilsonтАЩs novel expertly draws on his robotics and science background, combining exquisitely drawn characters with visionary technologyтАФand riveting action.
Sciencefiction en fantasy