Crisis CottagePunk

​Series: CottagePunk

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Paperback ISBN: N/A​

Trim Size: 6x9 inches

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Page Count: 640 pages

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Language: English

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Publication Date: 2026

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Subject Areas: Dark Romance

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Coverage Includes: Alternative England

Distribution:
Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing • Google Books • IngramSpark • International Retail & Library Distribution

In a fractured alternative England built upon visible machinery, water power, ceramic engineering, local trade, and slow industrial craft, the old systems holding society together begin to fail. Supply chains weaken, political tensions spread through towns and villages, and the delicate balance between technology, community, and survival starts to unravel.

Crisis Cottagepunk follows the early stages of this decline through a world of market towns, repair workshops, canal routes, independent rail systems, hand-built machinery, and fragile local economies. As shortages emerge and public confidence deteriorates, ordinary people are forced to navigate a society balancing between resilience and collapse.

Blending grounded speculative fiction with social, technological, and economic realism, the novel explores how communities respond when large systems fail and local networks become essential once again. The story examines themes of infrastructure, craftsmanship, survival, identity, and the tension between comfort and self reliance within a society built on visible human-scale technology.

Written in a grounded and atmospheric style, Crisis Cottagepunk combines elements of alternative history, social fiction, industrial worldbuilding, and slow-burn societal collapse.

Topics and themes include:

• Alternative industrial societies
• Village and market town economies
• Repair culture and visible engineering
• Water power and local infrastructure
• Community resilience during crisis
• Trade networks and supply collapse
• Romance, survival, and social tension

Book One of the Cottagepunk series.

Available in paperback, ebook, and selected digital retail platforms including Kindle and Google Books.