The land is divided, following the Luddite revolution, into the puritan, progress-hating north and the decadent, Royalist south. Living right on the border and flitting between the two nations Elizabeth Barnabus lives a precarious double life - as both herself and posing as her own brother, the daring private detective. Now she is trying to solve the mystery of a disappearing aristocrat and a hoard of arcane machines. In her way stand the rogues, freaks, and self-proclaimed inventors of a travelling alchemical circus. But when she Elizabeth up against an agent of the all-powerful Patent Office, her life and the course of history will begin to change. And not necessarily for the better... File Under: Fantasy [ The Greatest Show | Remington Brass | First Class | Guises and Disguises ]

About the Author
ROD DUNCAN writes alternate history, fantasy and contemporary crime. His novels have been shortlisted for the Philip K Dick Award, the East Midlands Book Award and the John Creasey Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association. A dyslexic with a background in scientific research, he now lectures in creative writing at DeMontfort University. Some might say that he is obsessed with boundary markers, naive 18th Century gravestones and forming friendships with crows. But he says he is interested in the way things change.

Reviews
"If I had a bowler hat, I'd take it off to the author of this beautifully crafted steampunk novel." - Chris D'Lacey, author of The Last Dragon Chronicles


Awards
Nominated for Philip K. Dick Award 2014.



Book Information
ISBN 9780857665294
Author Rod Duncan
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Angry Robot
Publisher Watkins Media Limited