The enthralling conclusion to the Bannon and Clare trilogy from "New York Times" bestselling author, Lilith Saintcrow. """Sorcery. Treason. Madness. And, of course, murder most foul..." A shattering accident places Archibald Clare, mentath in the service of Britannia, in the care of Emma Bannon, sorceress Prime. Clare needs a measure of calm to repair his faculties of Logic and Reason. Without them, he is not his best. At all. Unfortunately, calm and rest will not be found. There is a killer hiding in the sorcerous steam-hells of Londinium, murdering poor women of a certain reputation. A handful of frails murdered on cold autumn nights would make no difference...but the killings echo in the highest circles, and threaten to bring the Empire down in smoking ruins. Once more Emma Bannon is pressed into service; once more Archibald Clare is determined to aid her. The secrets between these two old friends may give an ambitious sorcerer the means to bring down the Crown. And there is "still" no way to reliably find a hansom when one needs it most. "The game is afoot..."""""Bannon and Clare"The Iron Wyrm Affair""The Red Plague Affair""The Ripper Affair""The Damnation Affair "(e-only)For more from Lilith Saintcrow, check out: Gallow and Ragged"Trailer Park Fae" Dante Valentine Novels"Working for the Devil""Dead Man Rising""Devil's Right Hand""Saint City Sinners""To Hell and Back" "Dante Valentine "(omnibus)Jill Kismet Novels"Night Shift""Hunter's Prayer""Redemption Alley""Flesh Circus""Heaven's Spite""Angel Town" "Jill Kismet "(omnibus)A Romance of Arquitaine Novels"The Hedgewitch Queen""The Bandit King""""Blood Call "(coming August 2015)
Industry Reviews
"This isn't just fantasy with cogs stuck on. A really good read."-- "SFX" on "The Iron Wyrm Affair" "Sensual writing, intricate plotting, and sympathetically quirky, satisfyingly competent characters make this series one to watch."-- "Publishers Weekly" on "The Iron Wyrm Affair" ""The Iron Wyrm Affair" is not just a detective novel, blending urban fantasy with steampunk to delve into politics, economics and the monarchy, creating an alternative history of magic, a Prussian capacitor and a fire-breathing dragon...there's plenty to look forward to in Bannon and Clare's next adventure."-- "SciFi Now "(UK) on "The Iron Wyrm Affair" " Saintcrow scores a hit with this terrific Steampunk series that rockets through a Britain-that-wasn't with magic and industrial mayhem with a firm nod to Holmes. Genius and a rocking good time." "Patricia Briggs on "The Iron Wyrm Affair""" "Saintcrow melds a complex magic system with a subtle but effective steampunk society, adds fully-fleshed and complicated characters, and delivers a clever and highly engaging mystery that kept me turning pages, fascinated to the very end." "Laura Anne Gilman on "The Iron Wyrm Affair""" "Innovative world building, powerful steam punk, master storyteller at her best. Don't miss this one....She's fabulous. " "Christine Feehan on "The Iron Wyrm Affair""" "Lilith Saintcrow spins a world of deadly magic, grand adventure, and fast-paced intrigue through the clattering streets of a maze-like mechanized Londonium. The Iron Wyrm Affair is a fantastic mix of action, steam, and mystery dredged in dark magic with a hint of romance. Loved it! Do not miss this wonderful addition to the steampunk genre." "Devon Monk on "The Iron Wyrm Affair""" "Lilith Saintcrow's foray into steampunk plunges the reader into a Victorian England rife with magic and menace, where clockwork horses pace the cobbled streets, dragons rule the ironworks, and it will take a sorceress' discipline and a logician's powers of deduction to unravel a bloody conspiracy." "Jacqueline Carey on "The Iron Wyrm Affair""" "Promises excitement and chills and delivers the goods." ""Booklist "on" The Ripper Affair"""
