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Architect of
fallen empires
Crime mysteries in a world of steam and steel. Uncover the secrets of dying empires — every story has a second bottom.
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The Hour Calibre
The mechanism ticks, though no one has wound it in decades.
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The World
Characters, factions, locations and the timeline of the New Reckoning — the empire on file.
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Voice from the Cathedral
Chapters read aloud. Turbines, rain and narration — for after dark.
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The Discovery
Before she approached the altar, she stopped to prepare herself — a habit from her first year on the job, when haste had nearly cost her two fingers in the trap of an old press. She pulled on black gloves.
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