The third book in the Clockwork Century series, following Cherie
Priest's steampunk adventure--and runaway hit--Boneshaker and its
sequel, Dreadnought The air pirate Andan Cly is going straight. Well,
straighter. Although he's happy to run alcohol guns wherever the
money's good, he doesn't think the world needs more sap, or its
increasingly ugly side-effects. But becoming legit is easier said than
done, and Cly's first legal gig—a supply run for the Seattle
Underground—will be paid for by sap money. New Orleans is not Cly's
first pick for a shopping run. He loved the Big Easy once, back when
he also loved a beautiful mixed-race prostitute named Josephine
Early—but that was a decade ago, and he hasn't looked back since.
Jo's still thinking about him, though, or so he learns when he gets a
telegram about a peculiar piloting job. It's a chance to complete two
lucrative jobs at once, one he can't refuse. He sends his old paramour
a note and heads for New Orleans, with no idea of what he's in
for—or what she wants him to fly. But he won't be flying. Not
exactly. Hidden at the bottom of Lake Pontchartrain lurks an
astonishing war machine, an immense submersible called the Ganymede.
This prototype could end the war, if only anyone had the faintest idea
of how to operate it…. If only they could sneak it past the Southern
forces at the mouth of the Mississippi River… If only it hadn't
killed most of the men who'd ever set foot inside it. But it's those
"if onlys" that will decide whether Cly and his crew will end up in
the history books, or at the bottom of the ocean. At the Publisher's
request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management
Software (DRM) applied.
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A Novel of the Clockwork Century
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781429981828
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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