CRISIS COTTAGEPUNK

Book Three of the Cottagepunk Series

The hidden conflict surrounding Gideon’s Cottage has become a public emergency.

In the Cottagepunk Universe, England has developed around a different technological foundation, where skilled craftsmanship, waterways, ceramic engineering and local independence support everyday life. Beneath this apparently stable society lies a network of concealed dependencies, disputed responsibilities and increasingly dangerous institutional interests.

Following two deaths connected to the district’s hidden infrastructure, Elowen Vale faces mounting pressure from officials seeking control of her inherited cottage and its extraordinary mechanical systems. What began as a struggle to preserve a private home has become a wider confrontation involving public authorities, insurers, suppliers and the people whose livelihoods depend upon the old arrangements.

Working alongside Rowan Thorne, Elowen must defend the cottage while uncovering evidence of interference, manipulation and the deliberate exploitation of technical failures. Their growing personal commitment is tested by increasingly public scrutiny, competing loyalties and the responsibility of protecting a community whose foundations are beginning to fracture.

As Market Deeping becomes divided by competing accounts of responsibility and ownership, the question is no longer simply whether Gideon’s Cottage can survive. It is whether those who have quietly maintained society's essential systems can prevent powerful institutions from claiming control over them.

Combining alternative-history worldbuilding, speculative technology, political intrigue, mystery and developing romance, Crisis Cottagepunk continues the story of a civilisation confronting the consequences of its own hidden compromises.

The third instalment in the Cottagepunk series, following Unravelling Cottagepunk and Fractured Cottagepunk.

Available in paperback and Kindle ebook editions through Amazon.

PUBLICATION DETAILS

Title: Crisis Cottagepunk

Amazon listing subtitle: Dark Romance

Series: Cottagepunk

Series Position: Book Three

Authors: PRSC Whitley and Akasha Rehn

Publisher: Rhubarb Bridge Publishing

Publication Year: 2026

Language: English

Formats: Paperback and Kindle ebook

Paperback Dimensions: 6 × 9 inches (15.24 × 22.86 cm)

Paperback Length: 432 pages

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Paperback ASIN: B0GZZMJ91Q

Kindle ASIN: B0GZWT21T2

Paperback ISBN: N/A

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Primary Genre: Speculative Fiction

Additional Genres: Alternative History, Science Fiction, Dark Romance, Mystery, Political Intrigue

Subject Categories: Fiction / Science Fiction / Alternative History; Fiction / Romance / Fantasy; Fiction / Thrillers / Political

Suitable Audience: Adult readers of speculative fiction, alternative histories, character-driven mysteries and romantic intrigue

Reading Level: Adult

Principal Subjects: Alternative civilisation, craftsmanship, technological dependency, institutional power, community responsibility, inheritance, relationships and political conflict

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The Kindle ebook is enrolled in KDP Select and is therefore exclusive to Amazon during its enrolment period. The paperback is also available to purchase through Amazon.

Crisis Cottagepunk is Book Three of the Cottagepunk series. Readers are encouraged to begin with Unravelling Cottagepunk and continue with Fractured Cottagepunk before reading this volume.