Fires of Invention

Written by J. Scott Savage

Book #1 in the Mysteries of Cove series

In a city where creativity is forbidden, two teens uncover a secret that could change everything—or destroy them.

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313 pages· 690L

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In the steam-powered city of Cove, creativity is a crime. Thirteen-year-old Trenton Colman, with his mechanical genius, teams up with Kallista Babbage, daughter of a disgraced inventor. Together, they follow cryptic clues left by Kallista's father, assembling a mysterious machine that could unravel the very fabric of their society. As they piece together the invention, they face the perilous truth that their discovery might not only challenge the city's oppressive rules but also endanger their lives. What secrets lie within the machine, and will they dare to reveal them?

From the publisher

Trenton Colman is a creative thirteen-year-old boy with a knack for all things mechanical. But his talents are viewed with suspicion in Cove, a steam-powered city built inside a mountain. In Cove, creativity is a crime and “invention” is a curse word. Kallista Babbage is a repair technician and daughter of the notorious Leo Babbage, who died in an explosion–an event the leaders of Cove point to as an example of the danger of creativity. Working together, Trenton and Kallista learn that Leo Babbage was developing a secret project before he perished. Following clues he left behind, they begin to assemble a strange machine that is unlike anything they’ve ever seen before. They soon discover that what they are building may threaten every truth their city is founded on–and quite possibly their very lives.

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