Clocktaur War

T. Kingfisher

In Anuket City—the rumored source of the mysterious Clockwork Boys—three unlikely allies are forced into a dangerous new mission: a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a ruthless assassin, each armed with strange, living tools and bound together by necessity rather than trust. As they navigate the city’s secrets and the machinery behind its wonders, their pasts collide with the present, turning every alliance into a potential liability. With sharp wit, dark momentum, and T. Kingfisher’s signature blend of character-driven humor and high-stakes fantasy, the story explores redemption, moral compromise, and what it really means to be “made” for a purpose. But when the truth they’re hiding threatens to unravel them before the enemy even arrives, survival depends on whether they can outthink their own instincts—and each other.