I Built the World’s First Magic Amusement Park

Owen Alder remembers the feeling of lights that do not exist in this world. Reborn in a fading canal town where magic is valued only when it is useful, measurable, and profitable, he grows up obsessed with motion, light, and the one thing his kingdom has forgotten how to protect: wonder. When Owen uncovers traces of Rivelk's lost festival past and meets a brilliant light magician the capital dismissed as decorative, he dares the impossible-building the world's first magic amusement park.
But dreams are expensive. Every attraction must be safe. Every queue must flow. Every lamp, ledger, permit, and ticket has to prove that delight deserves to survive in a kingdom that worships utility. And when central inspectors, buried local history, failing infrastructure, and a night of real danger close in, Owen will have to prove that his park is more than a childish fantasy. It must become something the town cannot bear to lose.
Perfect for readers who love uplifting fantasy, magical engineering, found family, gaslamp fantasy, town-building stories, and cozy fantasy with real stakes, I Built the World's First Magic Amusement Park is a wonder-filled fantasy about building joy in a world that almost forgot it needed any. If Owen can create a place people never want to leave, can he build one that will still be there tomorrow?