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James, Michael

 
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Synopsis

A machine buried for two thousand years has begun predicting where disaster will strike next.

Inside a sealed Roman ruin, archaeologist Dr. Lucia Marcelli discovers an impossible clockwork device—one built with knowledge far beyond its time. Its first prediction appears meaningless. Then the catastrophe happens exactly when and where the machine foretold.

Joined by mechanical historian Adrian Cole, imaging engineer Nina Varga, security specialist Marco Santini, and a priest guarding secrets older than the Church itself, Lucia follows the device’s clues into a hidden workshop beneath the earth. There, they uncover evidence of a far greater creation: an ancient engine capable of modeling nature, civilization, and human behavior as interlocking gears.

Every disaster they prevent changes the next prediction. Every choice teaches the machine more about them. And a ruthless organization is closing in, determined to possess the power hidden beneath the city.

The Prophet could save thousands of lives—or give someone the power to decide where catastrophe falls.

To protect the future, Lucia may have to destroy the only machine capable of seeing it.

The Clockwork Prophet is a fast-paced archaeological techno-thriller about fate, free will, and the terrifying cost of knowing what comes next.

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