The Revolution Machine

by Christopher C. Fuchs

Melrid escaped the underground hazards of coal boring to patrol the streets as a warden, but now finds herself targeted by a rebellion led by a brother she thought was dead. The controlled pace of life in the closed city of Bade Foundry becomes unhinged as she fights to survive, but there is more to the rebels than friction bombs and assassinations. Melrid will struggle to maintain her loyalty to the industrial regime, contend with a rebellion at odds with itself, and hope for life beyond the iron city.

35 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 3, 2019

About the author

UPDATE: As of October 2025, I'm rebranding to Magnacodex and pen name Andrew Newnorth. Old books will be reissued as second editions, and two new novels are in edit!

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I write the Magnacodex epic science fantasy novels, half-tales, and online interactives. My writing has flavors of epic fantasy, historical fiction, adventure, and steampunk. My debut novel, Lords of Deception, is the core of a nonlinear matrix of books that allow readers to wander and explore an alternative Earth that blends new continents and peoples, political intrigue, fictional materials, and customized medieval and early modern technologies. I write from Virginia.

"Top 5 Novel of the Year" – Liviu Suciul, former co-editor of Fantasy Book Critic, Review for Lords of Deception (War of Four Kingdoms 1)