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The Mechanical Bird

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Reads 305
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Parts 14
Time 2h 44m

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Alicia Reynard, a farm girl, has always dreamed of flight and building her flying steam carriage, and Elena Singleton, the unsociable socialite, is in love with mathematics and the new field of mechanical computation. When their country Maedrelleden goes to war with their northern neighbor Vergenstat, the men are conscripted leaving a vancy in society for women to fill. A chance for work and higher education. Both ladies set out to apply for the prestigious University of Aeterall and change the course of history.All Rights Reserved

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Captain Kittyhawk & The Cloud Wars by The-Scrivener

Trixie discovers a young female pilot with the head of a cat who is been washed up on the beach of her island home. The bedraggled pilot has no memory of who she is. What is the pilot hiding and What has tshe got to do with the notorious sky pirate Captain Kittyhawk? Soon Trixie is dragged into a desperate attempt to flee the soldiers of the Kingdom, the clutches of a mysterious bounty hunter and the disinterest of a disreputable bar owner called Fox Oswald. A tale for all ages of a fantasy land full of action, airships, sea planes, adventure and more action. Diesel punk children's tale.

Gaslight Trials | The Wattys2023 Shortlister ✔️ by EvelynHail

| 𝟳𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 ·|| HUNGER GAMES x CINDER || ONC 2023 Honorable Mention Amidst the escalating unrest between the windborne utopian city of Lighthaven and its seedy, oppressed underbelly Fumedge, the Grand Duke of Lighthaven, Lucius Sextus, comes up with an ingenious solution. To provide much-wanted respite from the brewing conflict, and achieve the apparent-if-temporary unity, he organizes Gaslight Trials - a highly entertaining panem-et-circenses combat event in the Pits. The combatants may use all steam and thaumaturgy powered augmentations at their disposal, and there is only one rule: defeat, or be defeated. The reward for the last one standing? A chance to start their life anew. A brass key to the city of Lighthaven with a luxurious mansion to call their own within, as well as an aeroship to command. When eighteen-year-old Veda Igglesden steps forward to take her timeworn adoptive father's place in the fight, she might as well be signing her death-sentence. With her eyes fully set on the prize, act-first-think-later Veda must harness the power of technology to try and win for her Papa Otto. Decades of breathing in the toxic air of Fumedge did a number on the old inventor's lungs, and being able to live in the air-filtered Lighthaven would sure come in handy right about now. A high-flying adventure full of gadgetry and intrigue; a pleasing blend of steampunk and postapocalyptic. See Veda unravel the mysterious ploy behind the game's organization, and uncover the truth about her secret origins. Can she cope both with the trials of physical and intellectual prowess, as well as with the trials of life itself: those of love, loss and regret? © 2023 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompt 49! Which is (I shan't leave ye hanging :P): "Master the rules of the game until you can play it better than they can." Michael Scott, "The Sorceress" Get ready for steampunkish tinkering,

SkyEarth Book 1: Stratos Rising (The Unedited Draft) by SiroccoReader

Shaun Ingary is a dreamer. Dreamed of becoming a pilot like his father and travel the world, he and his mechanic of a best friend, Oliver, build their very first plane called the Peryton. A two-seater, propeller-powered monoplane with antlers, both of them experience the thrill of flight. A week later, his town burned to ashes. All because of a mysterious journal. Months after moving to the fortified capital of Granazia, Shaun thought that he and his family are safe, but he realizes that there's no safety and assurance inside the city walls. Trapped in the walled city of corruption, Shaun and his friends old and new need to find an escape, and help comes in a form of a mysterious thirteen year old boy who happens to know a lot more than his own good. Together they unravel the secrets hidden inside the walls, but despite their efforts, it was all in vain. And when the truth is out, Shaun makes his choice, and he may never see his family again, but he's not alone. He and his friends join a resistance group whose aim was to take back the capital, but during a potentially dangerous mission, Shaun and his friends are shocked to find something they didn't expect to find. What could it be? This is an unedited version. The edited one is stored in my flash drive for future use.

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Borrowed Time by IGReynolds

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Captain Kittyhawk & The Cloud Wars

Trixie discovers a young female pilot with the head of a cat who is been washed up on the beach of her island home. The bedraggled pilot has no memory of who she is. What is the pilot hiding and What has tshe got to do with the notorious sky pirate Captain Kittyhawk? Soon Trixie is dragged into a desperate attempt to flee the soldiers of the Kingdom, the clutches of a mysterious bounty hunter and the disinterest of a disreputable bar owner called Fox Oswald. A tale for all ages of a fantasy land full of action, airships, sea planes, adventure and more action. Diesel punk children's tale.