Mainspring

In Jay Lake's debut trade novel, Mainspring, readers are introduced to a captivating clockwork solar system where planets revolve around the Sun's guiding light. The narrative follows a young clockmaker's apprentice who receives a divine visitation from the Archangel Gabriel, tasked with the urgent mission of rewinding the Earth's Mainspring to avert impending disaster. This journey transforms him from a naive youth into a figure of power and self-discovery as he ventures toward the South Polar Axis to fulfill his divine command.