The Orffyreus Wheel
by David Niall Wilson
Price: $2.99 USD. 79490 words.
Published by Crossroad Press on March 2, 2010. .
In 1712, a remarkable man named Johann Bessler invented a wheel that spun after being set into motion until it was stopped with no mechanical input. The Orffyreus Wheel follows his adventures in inventing it, and those of his heir, Elly Kassel, as she fights to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.