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The world didn't end with a bang. It ended with the ticking of a gear.
In the nation of Clockworks, there is no room for error, and there is no such thing as free will. Years ago, the ruthless dictators known as the Gearrunners turned the earth to clocks and ashes, reshaping the entire world into a massive, suffocating labyrinth of interconnected machinery. Under the watchful eyes of heavy security, the citizens-including fifteen-year-old Tess Vance-are forced to keep the great gears turning, trapped in a life of endless gloom and mechanical monotony.
Escape is whispered to be impossible. The security grids are flawless, the paths are endless, and the penalty for stepping out of line is total erasure. Tess has always kept her head down, surviving day by day, but she knows a dark secret lies at the heart of this machine. To be truly free, she must uncover how her world was stolen from her.
The course of her life changes forever the night she collides with the "Gearstoppers."
On the run through the long, treacherous roads of the clockwork maze, these fugitive rebels are determined to jam the system and find a way out. Forced into a dangerous alliance, Tess must navigate a world of shifting iron paths, hidden agendas, and absolute tyranny. But in a country where every second is monitored, running out of time means losing everything.
The gears are turning. The countdown has begun.