What if you could
have a mechanical fox for a pet? And servants that only needed winding up and
the occasional oiling in order to do all your work for you? Well, in the world of Cogheart, you can! If you’ve
never read any ‘steampunk’, this is a brilliant entry into the genre which is
often set in a pseudo Victorian era and run by steam/clockwork powered
technology.
Lily’s father, an
inventor and airman, has disappeared, and he has sent her mechanical fox,
Malkin, with an important message, to find her. Aided by her new friend Robert,
she must discover her father’s special invention, the perpetual motion machine,
before the mirror-eyed villains do. Fast-paced, this story thrusts the main characters
through so much adventure, it’s surprising they’ve got any energy left for the
planned sequel, Moonlocket!
I definitely want my
own mechanical fox! Malkin steals the show and could probably star in his very own
novel/adventure/steampunk empire…
