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Description edit
It is 1862, though not the 1862 it should be ... Time has been altered, and Sir Richard Francis Burton, the king's agent, is one of the few people who know that the world is now careening along a very different course from that which Destiny intended. When a clockwork-powered man of brass is... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Richard Francis Burton: An explorer, a scholar, and the king's agent! One of the few who know that the world has been altered beyond recognition and is careening out of control. (from the back cover)
- Algernon Charles Swinburne: A promising young poet, a thrill-seeker, and a follower of the Marquis de Sade. For him pain is pleasure, and brandy is ruin! (from the back cover)
- Charles Babbage: Add a description of this character.
- William Trounce: Now a Detective Inspector, he is Burton's closest contact at Scotland Yard.
- Commander Krishnamurthy
- Constable Bhatti: A young member of Scotland Yard; he's a beat cop who has a Technologist's leaning.
- Admiral Lord Nelson: The clockwork man of the title.
- Herbert Spencer: Homeless philosopher.
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The English engineer extended his life in a steampunk-mobile iron lung. Leader of the Technologists.
First Sentence edit
Sir Richard Francis Burton was dead.
Table of Contents edit
I. The First Part: In Which a Ghost Desires Diamonds
1. The Man of Brass
2. A Design for Utopia
3. The Eyes and the Curse
4. Ghosts
5. The Claimant
II. The Second Part: In Which the Steam Wraiths Rise
6. Riot at Speaker's Corner
7. Bedlam
8. London Burning
9. The Seance
10. Rescue
III. The Third Part: In Which a Great Deception is Exposed
11. "My Name is Arthur Orton!"
12. Council of War
13. The Battle of the Strand
14. The Eye
15. The Future is not What it Used to Be
Appendix: Meanwhile, in the Victorian Age...
About the Author
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 3 in Burton & Swinburne. (standard series)
Preceded by The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, and followed by Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mark Hodder (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61614-359-6
Page Count: 359
Publisher: Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61614-359-6
Page Count: 359
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6108.O28
- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
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