Publisher's Synopsis
The year is 1851. Captain Ivor Hooke, an affable but rather undistinguished officer in the British army, has been sent on a mission of diplomacy to one of the farthest flung corners of the British Empire. Ivor is soon hurled in to a world of rebellious intrigue that sees him plotting his escape from a city suspended above the clouds, pursued by the ruthlessly piratical Jebediah Craven. Throughout the course of his journey, Ivor will encounter a curious collection of characters, contraptions and conspiracies while also embarking upon his own peculiar voyage of self-discovery.
