The wheels of the great machine turn again... Three years after the destruction of Engn, Finn is awoken by a shattering earthquake. As the people of the valley flee the ruins, rumours circulate that the machinery of Engn is working once more. Finn is haunted by the thought that Connor desperately needed him to do something. Uncovering buried secrets, Finn sees he has to return to the wreckage of Engn to find the answers to his questions. To him, the events of the Clockwork War are history, but he learns that others are still fighting the ancient battle. For them, the machinery of Engn and its mysterious purpose are at the heart of everything. Diane refuses to come with him, thinking he needs to put the past behind him. But then Engn's line-of-sight signals start to broadcast again...
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Simon Kewin (he/him) is an award-winning writer of fantasy and sci/fi, with over 500 publications to his name. He's the author of the Cloven Land fantasy trilogy, cyberpunk thriller The Genehunter, steampunk Gormenghast saga Engn, the Triple Stars sci/fi trilogy and the Office of the Witchfinder General and Möbius Sequence books, published by Elsewhen Press.
He's the author of several short story collections, with his shorter fiction appearing in Analog, Nature, Escape Pod and many other magazines. His novel Dead Star was an SPSFC award semi-finalist, and his short story #buttonsinweirdplaces was shortlisted for a Utopia award. His novella The Clockwork King won the Tales by Moonlight Editor's Prize.