In a world of floating islands and flying warriors, Lucinda Cison is a Techfly - a human transformed by technology into a winged defender of her homeland, the island of Hearth. When sabotage strikes the island's vital factories, Lucinda must navigate a web of secrets and lies to uncover the truth before war engulfs her world.
As she races against time, Lucinda faces danger from all sides - a mysterious assassin, a traitorous businessman, and even her own tragic past. Joined by her squad of fellow Techfly and a dashing ally from the island of Fletcher, Lucinda will stop at nothing to protect her home and bring the saboteurs to justice.
But the conspiracy runs deeper than she ever imagined, and the price of victory may be higher than she's willing to pay. With pulse-pounding action, heartfelt relationships, and a richly-imagined fantasy setting, City of Gears is a soaring adventure that will keep you riveted until the very last page. Join Lucinda on her quest as she discovers the true meaning of loyalty, sacrifice, and what it means to be a hero.

Hi, I'm Nick Taylor, I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, possibly the greatest place on earth. I went to Dakota Ridge High and was in band? that's right I was a band nerd and no, I don't have any cool "one time at band camp" stories, so don't ask.
I started writing in October of 2007. I was driving around with a friend and said "hey, I wonder if I can write a book." So I thought I'd try and write outline and see what happens. Well, I finished the outline and I couldn't just stop there. I needed to write chapter one and then that would be it. Do you see where this is going? Anyway, after chapter one was done, I had to finish the first book. But I wanted to get input as I went in order to write a better story. I decided to do a podcast of the first three chapters to see what people thought. After the first podcast, I decided that I wanted to continue to do it and more over, I wanted to get a larger listener base. It's all been a wonderful journey from there.