The New Steampunk Tales: the Cogsworth Adventures of Wart and Izzy: Book 1

Wart Tinkerwright’s first flying machine is a disaster.

It crashes the moment he switches it on, scattering bolts across his workshop floor. He’s ready to give up. Until a soft knock at the door brings his teacher, Professor Gearington, who sits down beside him and says something Wart will never forget: Every misfire is just a signpost, m’boy.

The next day, Wart meets Izzy.

Red pigtails, multi-lens goggles, and a pile of failed contraptions of her own — and just like that, the two best inventors in Cogsworth are working as a team. With Wart’s scruffy terrier Whistle at their heels, they build a steampunk balloon called the Cogsworth Comet, save the Great Cog Clock from disaster, and find themselves swept into one wondrous adventure after another. A silent city. An ancient guardian beneath a glittering lake. A creature half-animal, half-machine that whirrs forgotten melodies into the misty trees.

But not everyone in Cogsworth wants young inventors getting in the way…

Ten chapters of wonder, friendship, and clever machines. Perfect for ages 7–10.