Ian Tregillis
Ian Tregillis is an American author known for his works in science fiction and fantasy. He is particularly recognized for his 'Milkweed Triptych' series and the 'Alchemy Wars' trilogy, which blend elements of alternate history, espionage, and speculative fiction.
Books
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1. The Liberation
In a world where mechanical beings, known as "clakkers," are bound by alchemical magic to serve their human masters, a revolution is brewing. The story follows Jax, a rogue clakker who has broken free from his chains, as he navigates a landscape of political intrigue and rebellion. As the clakkers strive for freedom, they must confront the moral complexities of their existence and the consequences of their liberation. The narrative explores themes of autonomy, identity, and the struggle for self-determination in a society where power dynamics are constantly shifting.
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2. Something More Than Night
A hard‑boiled private investigator takes a routine case that unravels into a haunting mystery, pulling him through a gritty, rain‑slick city into a hidden world of occult power, secret institutions, and brutal human motives. Blending noir atmosphere with supernatural and metaphysical elements, the story follows his search for truth as memory, mortality, and obsession complicate every revelation and raise the cost of uncovering what lies beneath.
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3. The Coldest War
In an alternate twentieth century where secret wartime experiments produced ruthless clockwork soldiers, the uneasy peace after World War II gives way to a new, mechanized Cold War; the novel follows multiple viewpoint characters — operatives, scientists, and the engineered fighters themselves — as espionage, ideological rivalry, and personal vendettas collide, forcing harsh choices about freedom, loyalty, and what it means to be human in a world reshaped by invention and violence.
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4. Necessary Evil
In an alternate twentieth century where scientists and occultists have engineered humans into terrifying weapons, spies, soldiers and inventors on opposing sides navigate betrayal, shifting loyalties and covert operations as a clandestine program threatens to reshape the balance of power; the narrative follows their desperate, morally fraught attempts to stop—or control—the monstrous forces they helped create, forcing painful choices about sacrifice, culpability and whether horrifying means can ever justify an ostensibly necessary end.
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5. Bitter Seeds
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7. The Rising
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