1864. London is a city in transition. The Constantine Affliction--a strange malady that kills some of its victims and physically transforms others into the opposite sex--has spread scandal and upheaval throughout society. Scientific marvels and disasters, such as clockwork courtesans, the alchemical fires of Whitechapel, electric carriages, and acidic monsters lurking in the Thames, have forever altered the face of the city.
Pembroke "Pimm" Hanover is an aristocrat with an interest in criminology, who uses his keen powers of observation to assist the police or private individuals--at least when he's sober enough to do so. Ellie Skyler, who hides her gender behind the byline "E. Skye", is an intrepid journalist driven by both passion and necessity to uncover the truth, no matter where it hides.
When Pimm and Skye stumble onto a dark plot that links the city's most notorious criminal overlord with the Queen's new consort, famed scientist Sir Bertram Oswald, they soon find the forces of both high and low society arrayed against them. Can they save the city from the arcane machinations of one of history's most infamous monsters--and uncover the shocking origin of . . . The Constantine Affliction.
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Product ReviewA great read, great fun, engaging characters, slightly over the top world building -- the author doesn't stint on his ideas, but he pulls out all stops to make the book into a complete whirlwind.
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Product ReviewI love a book with a surprising twist or two, and this one's so twisty it needs new mathematics to describe its topology. I hope there's a sequel or three, I want to see what Pimm and Skye do next.
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Product ReviewA really solid Steampunk thriller well worth a read.
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Product ReviewThis book was surprising, fun, and altogether wonderful. What begins as a murder mystery in an odd steam punk London opens up into a fantastic world of Science Gone Wrong, and a love story too!
This book has everything, Prostitutes, Robot Women, Tentacle Monsters, Transgender Disease, Lightning Swords, and a love sick Frankenstein.
A wonderful world, an excellent story, and I hope to read more of the same from T. Aaron Payton soon.Posted on