Okay I feel like my brain is melting right now but something uhhhhh clicked for me. Iโm sorry if we all knew this but Iโm actually getting it for the first time.
Isโฆ Is Alchemical Fyre in the Septimus Heap series just nuclear power.
โGraphite tipped rodsโ are used for controlling the fyre, just like graphite is used to moderate neutrons and accelerate the rate of nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor. And water is used for the fyre, just like how water is used in a nuclear reactor as coolantโฆ Oh my god there was even a disastrous accident due to administrative oversights that caused a complete lack of trust in the power source oh my GOD















