Gossamer & Thorns. Gears of Malevolence

To save the love of his life, a nobleman is willing to risk anything. Kristoph Sevrein is a young lord who studies botany, but when his father needs his assistance in the taboo art of reanimating life, he has no option but to help. In a world ravaged by Ironbark Disease, a fatal illness, Kristoph's father is obsessed with finding a way to imbue life into automatons, however, all Kristoph longs for is a cure. Willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the one who holds the key to his heart survives the disease, Kris must venture down a dark and twisted path. If he cannot save his love from the disease, he fears losing her means dooming himself too.