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September 23, 2026
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Brass Sun Volume One: The Wheel of the Worlds
“A smart and fast-paced clockpunk sci-fi series” Broken Frontier
An innovative steampunk epic, in which the survival of a mechanical solar system is in the hands of a brave young woman.!
The Orrery is a full-size, fully functioning mechanical solar system. Several planets attached to huge metal spars orbit a large bronze sun. For many years these worlds have fought each other and many have degenerated into minor kingdoms. Worse yet, the sun has begun to wane and the outer worlds are beginning to freeze, while the rest will inevitably follow.
Wren, a young girl living on the outside world of Hind Leg, is tasked by her scientist grandfather to find the missing pieces of a key that can reset the sun. Departing her homeworld, Hind Leg, Wren receives part of the secret of the lost key that has the power to restart the sun again. Tasked with traveling across several worlds to collect other parts of the key that was broken after the Great War, she is the only one who possesses the power to save the galaxy from extinction…
From the creative team behind New Deadwardians, Ian Edginton (Stickleback, Ampney Crucis investigate) and INJ Culbard (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Deadbeats) brass sun is a unique fantasy adventure, executed with panache. One of the most critically acclaimed series in 2000 AD history, the series recently returned to the pages of The Galaxy’s Greatest in 2025 as a welcome reminder of the creative team’s comics mastery.
Now, the year 2000 AD celebrates the series with a new collection that makes brass sun Available in paperback for the first time! This huge collection of paperbacks includes the first three series:
- Brass Sun: Wheel of the Worlds
- Brass Sun: The Diamond Age,
- Brass Sun: The Floating World
With stories set in the fragile mechanical universe that Wren is determined to save, it’s time for adventure in this acclaimed and expansive series that has captivated readers around the world!
Brass Sun Volume One: The Wheel of the Worlds is now available!
