The Tinkerer's Mainspring: A Dream Engine prequel

Johnny B. Truant

The Dream Engine Book 6 · Johnny B. Truant

About this eBook

Abitha Scarborough is a psychological specialist and a junior curator in the Ministry of Decorum, the wing of the Alterian Government that deals with manners, etiquette, decorum, espionage, misinformation, and propaganda. She and her family felt secure in their position in life, until they got the news that Abitha was being transferred to Joffrey Collins, the asylum for dissenters and criminally insane.

This is not a good thing for the family.

In a desperate attempt to stop the ruin of their family and the loss of everything they love, Abitha's daughters, Portia and Ursula, along with their closest friends in the informal gang they call The Renaissance Boys, decide to embark on a quest for the Tinkerer's Mainspring.

Thought to be a myth, the Tinkerer's Mainspring is an ancient artifact, handcrafted by the rebels of old. If they can find the Mainspring, they can change everything. But they aren't the only ones looking for it — Lazarus Glass is close behind.

Can The Renaissance Boys find the Mainspring and save the family before Lazarus can seize it?

About the author

Johnny B. Truant is the bestselling author of Fat Vampire, adapted by the SyFy network as Reginald the Vampire. His other books include Pretty Killer, Pattern Black, Invasion, The Beam, Dead City, Unicorn Western, and over 100 other titles across many genres. 

Originally from Ohio, Johnny and his family now live in Austin, Texas where he's finally surrounded by creative types as weird as he is.