Billy O Shea: 3 books

The second volume in Billy O'Shea's Scandinavian science fiction series is set in a clockwork world that arises after the collapse of our fossil fuels-based civilisation.In a future Denmark, Karl Nielsen, the King's Clockmaker, is recalled to the Round Tower of Copenhagen to design...

When the oil and gas ran out, civilisation collapsed. Now, centuries later, mankind is once again beginning to discover the secrets of the past ... starting with clockwork. In a future Denmark, the King’s clockmaker becomes enmeshed in a web of court intrigue and undertakes a fateful journey...

Clockmaker Karl Nielsen has not been having a good day. He thought he was taking a short Yuletide trip to the city. Now he stands accused of treason. robbery and murder. The darkly humorous third volume in the Kingdom of Clockwork series features a king disguised as Santa, a prime minister who might be an alien, a pregnant Irish monk and a long-forgotten Danish monster.