The Havoc Machine: A Novel of the Clockwork Empire |
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Authors: | Harper, Steven |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
BISAC/Subject: | FIC009000 |
ISBN: | 9781101601983, Related ISBNs: 0451417046, 1101601981, 9780451417046, 9781101601983 |
Classification: | Fiction |
Number of pages: | 400, |
Audience: | General/trade |
Thaddeus Sharpe’s life is dedicated to the hunting and killing of clockworkers. When a mysterious young woman named Sofiya Ekk approaches him with a proposition from a powerful employer, he cannot refuse. A man who calls himself Mr. Griffin seeks Thad’s help with mad clockwork scientist Lord Havoc, who has molded a dangerous machine. Mr. Griffin cares little if the evil Lord lives or dies; all he desires is Havoc’s invention.
Upon Thad’s arrival at Havoc’s laboratory, he is met with a chilling discovery. Havoc is not only concealing his precious machine; he has been using a young child by the name of Nikolai for cruel experiments. Locked into a clockwork web of intrigue, Thad must decipher the dangerous truth surrounding Nikolai and the chaos contraption before havoc reigns….
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