Clockpunk Stories

After recovering from his wounds, Dean is keen to get back to his hometown, even if that means being part of a guild maintenance crew. But joining one will take him out of the comfort of his fellow Searchers in Hemmark. Plus, his hometown of Selene could turn out to be more dangerous than he could ever imagine. Meanwhile, Eloise manages to join the guild's governing council. And so does the Tender faction's latest minion. This is the turning point in the series, but which faction will go on to decide the fate of magic in Anproch -- the scholarly Searchers or the utilitarian Tenders?

​A mysterious Traveler. A violet flame. A trade made in the dark. ​On the day they turn five, Zain and Clair are given the power to reshape their destiny with a single breath. But a wish made in desperation rarely turns out how one imagines. Twenty years later, the consequences of that day have ripened into a fierce struggle for control. Now the two find themselves on opposite sides of a war for their home, they discover that the true cost of magic isn't paid when the candle is lit-it's paid when the smoke clears.

In early 13th century, Latin invaders came on their flying galleys and conquered the defenceless Byzantine Empire. Forty years later, a fragile peace between the victorious nobles is maintained by way of anemo regattas, races of flying boats, with the winner granted any wish that is in the Emperor's power to deliver. Ikaria is not a Latin - she's a half-Greek daughter of a brilliant anemo engineer, and a genius of the science herself; her dream is to one day win the great regatta of Egriponte, the most prestigious of all competitions - but the commoners have just been banned from taking part in the races. To realise her dream, she must ally with a nobleman - a mysterious Greek turncoat, Mikhael.

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Two hundred years ago, the Monotopias overthrew the empire that had controlled them for centuries. Many more Monotopias have risen and fallen since, but the cities still stand, riddled with strife and rotten at the core.

The year is 1779. The American Revolution is in full swing, and right now, it seems like the British army will win. New York and Philadelphia are both occupied by the British army, and with the hope of French aid still an ocean away, all seems lost to many. However, one officer in the American army, Benjamin Tallmadge, is looking to change that. With the blessing of General George Washington, himself, he is forming a spy ring meant to supply the army with information on what is going on in New York. But, rather than staffing it with military officers, he is staffing it with a group of unprecedented people: the civilians of New York and neighboring areas. Enter Ophelia Stroud. She's the wife of an American soldier, and is counting down the days until he comes home. The war has been in the sleepy town she calls home for months, but still, she considers it to be more of a nuisance, one that involves her husband being gone on far off campaigns and a British soldier quartered in her home. However, when her husband is captured and sent to the HMS Jersey for imprisonment, she finds herself looking for a way to end the war so her husband can come home. She finds it in an invite from a close family friend, and finds herself wrapped up in a game of cat-and-mouse she never could've imagined.

--> "WELCOME TO CLOCKSWORTH." [Clocksworth: Pendulum Hustle is a story that revolves around Grey Gearshift, a young clockmaker and repairman who runs a shabby little shop of his own in the sprawling, gear-laden city of Clocksworth. In a world where time is more than just a concept where great steam-powered mechanisms govern daily life. Grey finds himself entangled in a whirlwind of intrigue, danger, and invention. Whether repairing an ancient automaton, uncovering the secrets of forbidden time-altering technology, or dodging the ever-watchful eyes of the Clocksworth Council, his days are anything but ordinary..] [-->Along the way, he crosses paths with cunning thieves, rogue inventors, and powerful enforcers who either seek to aid or hinder his journey. As the gears of fate turn, Grey must navigate the city's underbelly and its towering elite, where every tick of the clock brings a new challenge, and every tock may be his last.] Help and support! Thank you! -IMPERIAL. Project Credits: Solo Project. --> Written by: IMPERIAL --> Cover by: IMPERIAL --> Artworks by: IMPERIAL --> Characters by: IMPERIAL --> Genre: Steampunk, Clockpunk, Industrial, Fantasy, Fiction, Clockworks. --> "Hello, This is Imperial speaking. If you wish to use my series here for anything such as art, music, or inspiration, please do credit me. Explicit content is prohibited. This story I wrote won't be very interesting to those who enjoy romance and "weird" stuff, if you know what I mean, cause you're barely even gonna see it here. This is meant to be a passion project that I've planned to make since 2023, and I really do wish you, the readers, could vote and support my work. Thank you for reading this."

It was the Watchmaker's ordinary working day. Or, to be more precise, ordinary morning. It was quiet, for nobody showed up in the workshop. Who in the world is mad enough to wonder the outskirts of the town so early? It can only be that some of his colleagues might drop by for some business talks. All of the sudden somebody knocked the door... One more one-shot related to my big (and still unfinished) original project about magic, space and cosmic railways. It is a bonus-story for an actual project which can be uploaded separately :3 Before you ask: -Four Mages are four entities who, basically speaking, rule the Universe (or, in some way, they ARE the Universe). I've got a lot of stuff about them which is to be finished and edited. Stay tuned C: -In one more of my stories related to this project, the Wizard is the Mage of fantasy, but here the Watchmaker is claimed so. The matter is that the Watchmaker was her predecessor. -Cantones is a type of subjects of federation, like states in the USA or provinces in Canada. Illustrations are mine.

In the kingdom of Salentia, magic is a tightly-controlled secret. Prince Reginald harnessed this magic to create machines of incredible power, such as battle walkers, magical cannon shells, and even a mobile fortress. Now, their ancient enemy, the kingdom of Beolo, is determined to uncover those secrets. Reginald and his half-brother Kyloth set out aboard the Eclipse to crush the invaders, knowing they'll have to contend with the Beolians' greatest military genius. The brothers face battle, espionage, and a skilled enemy, with the fate of their kingdom in the balance.

Erun is a little watchmaking prodigy who traveled the world with his grandfather Wilhelm, to assist him in searching for rare antiques. the journey brought them to a store named Adelheid, where he finds a grandfather's clock that ticks twice per second.

She wakes up in a strange world she doesn't remember... Who are her allies? Who are her enemies? Who was the man from her dream? Absent the Light is a steampunk adventure story that collides with the supernatural. Strange machines. Terrifying monsters. A tantalizing mystery. Start a new journey now. Art used on the cover by Isaac Novak, isaacnovak.com

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"In the Fifteenth Century, the Aether held the universe together. In the Nineteenth Century, it just might tear it apart." This is the first draft, posted exclusively on Wattpad. The final version, edited and funded via an Indiegogo campaign is now available on Amazon - http://amzn.com/B00QO5K8VQ. That's not all - the follow-up novella "A Christmas Aether" can be got for FREE at http://peteroxleyauthor.com/readers-group-landing-page/*** Augustus Merriwether Potts is an itinerant writer who has squandered the bulk of a sizable inheritance and come to rest in the raucous melancholy of Victorian London's dismal East End. Having failed to achieve any prominence as a writer, his prospects fading, Augustus dulls the pain with the earthy pleasures of taverns, fallen women, and laudanum. His older brother Maxwell, though aloof and often disagreeable, reluctantly renders support and ultimately draws the puckish Augustus into his unnerving investigations into the supernatural. An inventor of sorts, Maxwell has begun to harness the unfathomable mystic power of Aether, the fabled Fifth Element. Soon, a chance encounter with an extraordinary stranger called N'yotsu will touch off a breathtaking series of remarkable events, revealing a bizarre realm of malevolent power and unlocking the secrets of that dark quintessence: The Infernal Aether.

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Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock... Life inside the Clock Tower was simple enough for young inventor Leo Calloway. Until an unfortunate deal led to him being kidnapped, that is. Now held captive by a vindicitive pirate crew, Leo is forced to assist them in stealing a priceless piece of technology unlike anything the world has ever seen before. He could try to run, but as he spirals deeper into a world of madness and betrayal, he begins to realize that there is more at stake than just his life. Alexandra, otherwise known as Alice, is a daring stowaway with a deadly secret, and she holds the key to the answers Leo desperately needs. Running from a past filled with nightmares she can't let herself remember, she is quickly swept up into a life of espionage and adventure. The past doesn't always stay buried though. Some truths are best taken to the grave; otherwise, they might come back to haunt you.

Mary Godwin has a recurring dream of a young man and falls in love with him. She eventually meets him in real life. It sounds perfect - but the young man is one of His Majesty's Geomancers, and in the dream she sees him shot dead in the line of duty...  This is the year 1814 in the nation of Nova Albion, a land governed by Druidic law, powered by telluric energy from the national grid of standing stones, and under constant threat from the forces of the Thermidorian Convention across the Channel. Master Shelley is the youngest recruit to HMG, King James IV's counter-intelligence unit, and now the object of Mary's affections. He wants her to stay out of danger, but she wants him to stay alive - as he faces enemies of the Crown such as the highwayman Billy Barebones, the grotesque experiments of Dr. Andrew Ravenhill, and the shadowy agents of the Dodecahedron. Can Mary stop the events foretold in her nightmare from happening?  "Moonlight, Murder & Machinery" is a Gothic re-imagining of the Frankenstein story, set in a Steampunk Regency England - where Steam has been outlawed ...