Webley and The World Machine
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4.3 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"This world within a world is such a fabulous concept! It's almost like Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the Bible all mashed up together with a steampunk twist."
A strange coin. A mysterious elevator. And a war deep within the Earth that could destroy the world.
Adal and Arija weren't concerned with what makes the world go round until they followed an old coin into a dark cave. Deep within the Earth is a world they never dreamed possible. A world that will challenge their most important beliefs. A world that will soon be torn apart by war.
Webley controls the center of Earth, but not all his creations are happy.
When the hidden plot to overthrow him turns violent, Adal and Arija are forced to choose sides. But the dangers are more than they could have predicted. Will their hidden feelings for each other help them through it, or rip them and the world apart?
If you like Cassandra Clare, Quantum Leap, and Lindsay Buroker, you'll love this hilarious portal adventure full of snark, sass, and one curious little robot boy.
"Get yourself some caffeine because if you pick up this book, you're not gonna wanna put it down."
"As I settled in for a nice traditional old century Steampunk story, I was quickly thwarted when I discovered that Webley is not traditional, but... it is fantastic"
"I love YA/steampunk/fantasy but this takes you into a wild wonderful new way of looking at this genre."
Customer Reviews
The title gives a clear introduction to the book
Steampunk fantasy invites a huge amount of visualisation. The author does a good job of leading the way descriptively whilst leaving the imaginative reader space to fill in. Meanwhile the action is relentless. The unapologetic endowment of life, feelings and foibles into the created mechanical beings contrasts with other spiritless automatons built essentially as weapons. Webley, the 'Creator', comes across as remarkably mortal, quirky and troubled - his created son has turned against him and built an army of fantastical mechanical creatures who are soulless, destructive and evil. It is against these that the biological YA human protagonists and the small motley alliance around Webley, fight and battle, as action relentlessly permeates the story. The relationship between Adal and Arija, the two joshing teenagers who find themselves plunged into this weird world, begins to develop into something more than just their shared values of bravery and courage.