Mechanical prodigy, Copper Rose, discovers a locket in her late grandmother's attic. Within gears turn of their own accord. She flips it open to investigate the inner workings, but is transported to a world of airships, huge buildings and massive plant life. Bromin Shere, the cruel leader of half the land brings her to his palace demanding she create an army of living machines like him. Copper Rose escapes not wanting to accept she is of the race of GearMakers with the power to give life to metal, but Bromin is determined to get her back. Will Copper Rose survive a life she never imagined?