The Earl of Brass: Book One of the Ingenious Mechanical Devices

After losing his arm in a dirigible crash, archaeologist Eilian Sorrell seeks normalcy and commissions a prosthetic, leading him into a mysterious and dangerous world. Hadley Fenice, who inherits her brother's prosthesis business, joins Eilian on a journey to the Negev Desert, where they uncover a society driven by passion and confront threats from invading forces. Their adventure reveals a hidden society that challenges their understanding of life and resilience.