The Ember Queen’s Gambit

The rulers of the empire are being replaced. And no one has noticed.Elise Durnham has spent years hiding in plain sight, living a double life as Davis Ellis, a gifted engineer in the Emperor’s court. But when she uncovers a terrifying secret, a conspiracy to replace the empire’s leaders with mechanical replicas, her carefully constructed disguise becomes the least of her worries.With only the cryptic notes left behind by her missing father and the uneasy alliance of a cunning rogue spy, Elise must race against time to unravel a coup that has already begun. The machines are perfect. Indistinguishable from the people they replace. And if she fails, humanity won’t just lose its rulers, it will lose itself.The gears of conspiracy are already turning. The only question is: can Elise stop them before she, too, is replaced?Read more