The Copper Bell of Silt

About this book

In 1882, six years after an ashfall crippled the American interior, seventeen-year-old Mara Rusk survives by smuggling ration chits through the river settlements that rose from the ruins of Missouri. When a young courier carries evidence that could break the grain monopoly ruling Mara's home, Mara accepts one last dangerous job: lead her across flooded rail lines and hostile country to the buried town of Silt. Pursued by a calculating settlement matron and forced into uneasy alliances with an archivist, a levy scout, and a girl who still believes promises matter, Mara must decide whether family tradition is a shelter, a weapon, or a debt worth betraying. A tense historical adventure about survival, inheritance, and the cost of becoming someone others can trust.

Book details

Genres:

Historical Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic Adventure, Survival Drama

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-14

Content rating:

PG-13