Derek Benz – författare

In this second book in the Clockwork Chronicles trilogy, the Griffins face one of the most challenging tests ever-maintaining friendship after a tragedy. Life at Iron Bridge Academy continues, but things have changed. Ernie, a changeling (half fairy with immortality and super powers) has been distant ever since a fellow student and changeling was killed by Otto Von Strife. Instead, he prefers to spend time with other changeling classmates and together they form a vigilante group to capture changeling kidnappers. When Ernie's antics get him into trouble, the Griffins are forced to rescue him, endangering all their lives. Their united quest to capture Von Strife eventually brings the Griffins together again. They must overcome killer clockworks, spider-like beasts, and an army of animated dead to track down their nemesis and stop him from building The Paragon Engine, a machine that will open up a portal, allowing monsters, predators and other unthinkable creatures into our world. But with the help of a powerful robot suit, a sleek new stealth plane and a glimpse into Von Strife's secret past, the Griffins might just find him after all

Max, Natalia, Ernie and Harley, also known as The Grey Griffins, have been through a lot in the past year. They've fought evil fairies and stopped the Shadow King Oberon from taking over the world. They've unlocked Max's destiny as the Guardian of the Codex, a magic book that grants him incredible power. And they've teamed up with the mystical Templar knights to stop a band of werewolves, led by Max's billionaire father, from ushering in Armageddon. Now the Templar have reopened Iron Bridge Academy, a school to train young recruits in the fight against the forces of evil, and the Griffins enter a whole new world of adventure. Most of all, Ernie is happy to discover that the school is filled like changelings - humans infused with fairy blood and supernatural abilities - as he thought he was the only one. But before long, the four friends are caught in a plot by the evil Otto von Strife, an old Templar foe, who plans to kidnap changelings and transfer their souls into clockwork war machines in a plot to rip open the door between the human and fairy worlds.