A fantastical steampunk fable set in an alternate historical universe featuring a man chasing down the pirate who has abducted the cyborg he loves.
Nineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire, a teeming metropolis where steam-power is king and airships ply the skies, and where Queen Victoria presides over three quarters of the known world—including the east coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.
Through a series of incredible events young Gideon Smith has become the newest Hero of the Empire. But Gideon is a man with a mission, for the dreaded Texas pirate Louis Cockayne has stolen the mechanical clockwork girl Maria, along with a most fantastical weapon—a great brass dragon that was unearthed beneath ancient Egyptian soil.
Gideon and his intrepid band take to the skies and travel to the American colonies hot on Cockayne's trail. Not only does Gideon want the machine back, he has fallen in love with Maria. Their journey will take them to the wilds of the lawless lands south of the American colonies—to free Texas, where the mad King of Steamtown rules with an iron fist (literally), where life is cheap and honor even cheaper.
Does Gideon have what it takes to not only save the day but win the girl?
Praise for Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl :
"Funny, clever and superbly executed." -George Mann, author of The Immortality Engine
"A great-hearted, rollicking romp through the many worlds of classic pulp—loads of fun." -Nick Harkaway, author of The Gone-Away World
