The Rising (The Alchemy Wars, 2)

The Rising (The Alchemy Wars, 2)

<div><b>The second book in the Alchemy Wars trilogy by Ian Tregillis, an epic tale of liberation and war. </b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Jax, a rogue Clakker</b>, has wreaked havoc upon the Clockmakers' Guild by destroying the Grand Forge. Reborn in the flames, he must begin his life as a free Clakker, but liberation proves its own burden. </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Berenice, formerly the legendary spymaster</b> of New France, mastermind behind her nation's attempts to undermine the Dutch Hegemony -- has been banished from her homeland and captured by the Clockmakers Guild's draconian secret police force.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, <b>Captain Hugo Longchamp</b> is faced with rallying the beleaguered and untested defenders of Marseilles-in-the-West for the inevitable onslaught from the Brasswork Throne and its army of mechanical soldiers.</div><div><br></div>