The service of Britannia is not for the faint of heart - or conscience . . . After defeating a clockwork army bent upon regicide, the sorceress Emma Bannon and genius detective Archibald Clare have come to respect each other's skills, despite the fact that magic and logic are usually opposing forces. So when the Queen asks Emma to track down a missing doctor who holds the key to a deadly new weapon, Archibald's deductive talent may be just what she needs to find the man, before his destructive discovery sets the entire capital city ablaze . . . The game is afoot. And the Red Plague rises.
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Sorcery, seduction and deduction in a series that's perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, steampunk or Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series.
The service of Britannia is not for the faint of heart - or conscience . . . After defeating a clockwork army bent upon regicide, the sorceress Emma Bannon and genius detective Archibald Clare have come to respect each other's skills, despite the fact that magic and logic are usually opposing forces. So when the Queen asks Emma to track down a missing doctor who holds the key to a deadly new weapon, Archibald's deductive talent may be just what she needs to find the man, before his destructive discovery sets the entire capital city ablaze . . . The game is afoot. And the Red Plague rises. Praise for this series: 'Unlike so much current pseudo-steampunk this isn't just fantasy with cogs stuck on. A really good read.' ­­- SFX 'Rockets through a Britain-that-wasn't with magic and industrial mayhem with a firm nod to Holmes.' - Patricia Briggs
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Unlike so much current pseudo-steampunk this isn't just fantasy with cogs stuck on. A really good read. - SFX Magazine on THE IRON WYRM AFFAIRRockets through a Britain-that-wasn't with magic and industrial mayhem with a firm nod to Holmes. - Patricia Briggs
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Sorcery, seduction and deduction in a series that's perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes, steampunk or Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781405527668
Publisert
2013-05-21
Utgiver
Vendor
Little, Brown Book Group
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Lydfil

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Biographical note

Lilith Saintcrow was born in New Mexico, bounced around the world as an Air Force brat and fell in love with writing when she was ten years old. She currently lives in Vancouver, WA with two small children and a houseful of cats. Oh. And a husband too.