Skip to content

All series

Clockwork Earth

3 books in reading order by Lake, Jay

New to Clockwork Earth? Start with book 1, Mainspring.

Buy book 1 on Amazon
  1. Mainspring

    Book 1 Start here

    Mainspring

    by Lake, Jay

    In a world in which the planets are run by a sophisticated clockwork solar system that connects everyday people to the Creator, a young clockmaker's apprentice is appointed by the...

    Buy book 1 on Amazon
  2. The Escapement

    Book 2

    The Escapement

    by Lake, Jay

    The astonishing conclusion to the Engineer Trilogy, an exquisitely crafted tale of revenge from a unique and remarkable new voice in fantasy fiction. The engineer Ziani Vaatzes engineered a war...

    Buy on Amazon
  3. Pinion

    Book 3

    Pinion

    by Lake, Jay

    In this eloquent long poem, Claudia Emerson employs the voices of two family members on a small southern farm to examine the universal complexities of place, generation, memory, and identity....

    Buy on Amazon

The shortlist

Find your next series: new releases and the lists readers are opening most, by email.