Of Gears and Blood – Book 1: The Missing of Arkantras

Content : A steampunk novel where adventure and investigation intertwine, revealing both the best and the worst of humanity!

A threat looms over the slums of Arkantras. For some time, children have been disappearing… Rumour has it that a mechanical creature, hungry for human flesh, abducts them at night to devour them. But Rowena, a young orphan with a passion for gears and bolts, couldn’t care less about such tall tales! That is, until her friend, Pirate-Eye, also vanishes under strange circumstances… Determined to find him, Rowena and her loyal cat with a mechanical paw, Mr. Scratch, delve deep into the underbelly of Arkantras.

Meanwhile, Eugène Bassompière, a journalist from high society, is assigned to investigate the disappearances. Following the trail of the mechanical monster, the fates of Eugène and Rowena become entwined.

What is really happening in the city? And what if the truth turns out to be far worse than anything they could have imagined?

Dive into the depths of Arkantras, where danger lurks around every corner…