Rotherweird

Andrew Caldecott

In a secluded English town cut off from the outside world, a long-buried secret begins to surface when an outsider arrives and a group of gifted young people is drawn into a dangerous mystery. As strange inventions, hidden histories, and powerful rivalries converge, the town’s carefully protected traditions are placed at risk. Blending historical intrigue, speculative fantasy, and darkly imaginative world-building, the novel explores the price of isolation, the responsibilities of genius, and the uneasy relationship between progress and power.