About Beetles

Targeted by a mad scientist's deadly serum, these outcasts band together to uncover the truth and to fight back.

Spire City is home to mighty machines of steam power and clockwork, and giant beetles pull picturesque carriages over cobbled streets, but there is a darker secret behind these wonders. A deadly infection, created by a mad scientist, is spreading through the city, targeting the poor and powerless, turning them slowly into animals. A group of those infected by the serum join together to survive, to trick the wealthy out of their money, and to fight back.

As her infection progresses, Chels's affinity for the city's beetles grows as well. Should she give in, learn what she can from her beetle senses? Or will that only hasten her completion along? All she knows is that she must learn all she can about the beetles and the spire songs—and turn that knowledge against Orgood, while she still has time.