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Clockwork Wings: the Chronicles of Icarus

Name: Clockwork Wings: the Chronicles of Icarus
Rating: 3.42 (36 reviews)
Author: Stacy Buck

Stacy Buck

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Clockwork Wings: the Chronicles of Icarus Part 1 is the pilot episode in an upcoming full length novel deeply based in Greek Mythology with a Steam Punk twist. This previously untold sequel of the greek heroes, Icarus and Theseus, takes you into a bronze age world with steam punk technology. When the king of the island of Crete, makes a deal with the god of the underworld, Hades, for a piece of Zeus’ bolt, the king no longer needs Icarus’ father, the great inventor, Daedalus. Sensing his forth coming demise, Daedalus makes a steampowered set of wings for his son to escape the island. After narrowly avoiding death, and with a little help from the god Poseidon, Icarus reaches the city of Athens, where he must team up with Theseus to defeat Minos and his mysterious steam powered army.

Read a book unlike any you’ve ever read before in a whole new category we’re calling Mythpunk!

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