Out of the fire and into far worse. Kane and Tabitha barely escape New Chicago, retreating to the marshlands of the Confederate States of America. Along with the terse General Regina Anderson and her team of rebels, they arrive in Charleston, South Carolina, only to find a city in ruin, the settlers toiling away to organize a Revolution against the Northern Oligarchy to save the torn country from war and greed. The Revolution isn't without its own problems. Men and women all over Charleston are disappearing. General Anderson asks Kane to investigate the disappearances. Kane agrees but finds himself quickly swept into a tornado of twisted conspiracy, chaotic madness, and old practices that some will not let die. Will the Revolution be ready for the coming battle? Or will the Special Forces bathe Charleston in hellfire and death? The Clockworks of War thrum with fury.