The Gravity of Choices

About this book

In the hovering steampunk city-state of Orizon, survival is dictated by the Equilibrium Laws: for every pound added, a pound must be discarded. When the primary Aether-Resonator fails, the ruling Council issues a devastating decree to detach an entire residential sector to save the city. Elara Khatri, a practical Ballast Warden, discovers the Council is manipulating the weight data to deliberately target a marginalized lower-tier district. She crosses paths with Kaelen Mokhtar, a desperate lower-tier aether-rigger trying to save his home, alongside a network of smugglers and scribes. Together, this unlikely alliance must navigate Orizon's treacherous vertical society, exposing the political corruption and finding a mechanical miracle to restore the city's buoyancy before thousands are plunged into the toxic Dead Sea below.

Book details

Genres:

Drama, Steampunk, Social Science Fiction

Language:

en

Published:

2026-03-19

Content rating:

PG-13