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The Clockwork Empress
Dr. Elara Chen's life ends in a flash of lightning and data—a fatal accident in her laboratory that should have been her last moment. Instead, she awakens in an impossible body, in an impossible world.
She is now Elara Montclair, eighteen-year-old daughter of Duke Theodore Montclair, in a world where steam-powered automatons walk beside carriages, where the upper classes wield elemental magic as easily as they wield political power, and where a rigid hierarchy keeps innovation firmly in the hands of the nobility. The Imperial Dominion is a land of breathtaking wonders and crushing inequality, where airships sail through clouds and common folk toil without hope of advancement.
But Elara carries something this world has never seen—the engineering knowledge of a future that will never be, and the determination of someone who has already died once. Where others see tradition, she sees potential. Where the nobility considers the natural order, she sees injustice that can be changed.
Armed with memories of modern science and the ability to channel aether—the magical energy that powers this steampunk world—Elara begins a dangerous game. She must navigate the treacherous waters of noble society, where one misstep could mean death or disgrace. She must conceal her true nature while gradually introducing innovations that could transform civilization itself. And she must decide how far she's willing to go to drag this beautiful, terrible world into a better future.
But change comes with a price. Every invention she creates, every tradition she challenges, every alliance she forges brings her closer to powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to preserve the status quo. The Imperial Court watches her rise with suspicion. The noble houses play their deadly games of influence and assassination. And somewhere in the shadows, ancient forces are awakening—forces that may see her as a threat to more than just the social order.
*The Clockwork Empress* is the story of one woman's second chance at life, and her determination to use it not just for herself, but to ignite a revolution that will echo across an empire. It is a tale of magic and machines, of political intrigue and personal growth, of the courage it takes to stand against a world and this can be better.
Her journey has only just begun.
She is now Elara Montclair, eighteen-year-old daughter of Duke Theodore Montclair, in a world where steam-powered automatons walk beside carriages, where the upper classes wield elemental magic as easily as they wield political power, and where a rigid hierarchy keeps innovation firmly in the hands of the nobility. The Imperial Dominion is a land of breathtaking wonders and crushing inequality, where airships sail through clouds and common folk toil without hope of advancement.
But Elara carries something this world has never seen—the engineering knowledge of a future that will never be, and the determination of someone who has already died once. Where others see tradition, she sees potential. Where the nobility considers the natural order, she sees injustice that can be changed.
Armed with memories of modern science and the ability to channel aether—the magical energy that powers this steampunk world—Elara begins a dangerous game. She must navigate the treacherous waters of noble society, where one misstep could mean death or disgrace. She must conceal her true nature while gradually introducing innovations that could transform civilization itself. And she must decide how far she's willing to go to drag this beautiful, terrible world into a better future.
But change comes with a price. Every invention she creates, every tradition she challenges, every alliance she forges brings her closer to powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to preserve the status quo. The Imperial Court watches her rise with suspicion. The noble houses play their deadly games of influence and assassination. And somewhere in the shadows, ancient forces are awakening—forces that may see her as a threat to more than just the social order.
*The Clockwork Empress* is the story of one woman's second chance at life, and her determination to use it not just for herself, but to ignite a revolution that will echo across an empire. It is a tale of magic and machines, of political intrigue and personal growth, of the courage it takes to stand against a world and this can be better.
Her journey has only just begun.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 31, 2025
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