Publisher's Synopsis
?...an eclectic blend of science fiction, fantasy and steampunk? (Elizabeth Foster, author). In Karen Bayly's novel, New Londinium, the capital of the United Republic of Britannia, is the birthplace of the ?clean steam? era and a haven for free-thinkers, progressives, and intellectuals. Its government relies solely on the advice of the Council of Danaeus, a collective of the world's pre-eminent scientists and inventors, to formulate the policies that make this city the most celebrated in the world. Yet something sinister is invading New Londinium ? an immortality cult whose machinations to enslave all but a chosen few threaten to transform the city from a beacon of hope to a flagship of misery...
