Science fiction: steampunk

Højt over den rullende isby Anchorage falder et lille luftskib fra himlen … Tom og Hester blev bragt sammen under dramatiske begivenheder. Begge har de mistet deres hjem, venner og familie. Nu strejfer de omkring på luftskibet Jenny Haniver, taknemmelige over at være sammen og lykkelige for at være i live. Men fjenderne ligger stadig på lur. Så Tom og Hester må søge tilflugt i en by hærget af pest, hjemsøgt af spøgelser og fuld af dødelige hemmeligheder … "Mortal Engines"-bøgerne foregår i et fantastisk univers, hvor verdens byer er blevet mobile. På gigantiske hjul kører de største byer rundt og forfølger de små i en evig jagt efter brændstof og ressourcer. Drengen Tom bor i London og arbejder med "byfangst". Da han møder flygtningepigen Hester fra en af de byer, han har "skraldet", ændres hans liv drastisk. Første bog kommer som biograffilm instrueret af Peter Jackson – manden bag RINGENES HERRE og HOBITTEN.

London har længe gemt sig for de større, hurtigere og mere sultne rullende byer. Men nu er det tid til at komme ud i lyset igen og finde nye, svagere byer at jage og fortære. Under en hektisk jagt på en mindre by bliver Tom Natsworthy kastet ned fra Londons gigantiske stålkonstruktion. Sammen med Hester Shaw – en pige med et morderisk temperament og ar på både krop og sjæl – må han nu kæmpe for at komme tilbage til byen. Det bliver en skæbnesvanger rejse, og Tom erfarer snart, at det ikke er helt ligetil at skelne ven fra fjende … Læs bogen – se filmen! Første bog kommer nu som biograffilm med PETER JACKSON – manden bag RINGENES HERRE- og HOBITTEN-trilogierne – bag roret. Anden bog i Mortal Engines-serien udkommer efterår 2018. Tredje og fjerde bog er under forberedelse.

Hester og Tom har slået sig ned i den statiske by Anchorage, langt fra deres ungdoms farefulde trækbyer og højtflyvende luftskibe. Deres datter, Wren, drømmer om at følge i forældrenes fodspor og rejse væk på eventyr. Så da en charmerende pirat dukker op, griber Wren chancen for at slå en handel af. Hvis hun får en plads om bord på piratens ubåd, vil hun hjælpe ham med at stjæle en mystisk bog fra Anchorages bibliotek. En bog, der kan blive meget farlig i de forkerte hænder … SE FILMEN - LÆS FORTSÆTTELSEN HER!

"MEDRIVENDE OG INTELLIGENT." THE SUNDAY TIMES I trækbyernes storhedstid var London både frygtet og beundret. Nu står byen tilbage som et ensomt, ødelagt vrag … Tom Natsworthy og hans datter, Wren, flyver omkring på Fugleruten og prøver at glemme Hesters svigt og bedrag. Deres rejse fører dem til London, og her gør far og datter en enestående opdagelse: en hemmelighed, som kan vende op og ned på kampen mellem trækbyerne og de statiske byer. Hester hjemsøges af fortidens spøgelser og må stå ansigt til ansigt med en fjende, der truer med at udrydde hele menneskeheden … Se filmen – læs fortsættelsen her! Byernes kamp er fjerde og sidste bog i Mortal Engines-serien. Bog 1, De rullende byer, er filmatiseret af Peter Jackson, manden bag Ringenes Herre-filmene. Læs også bog 2, Forrædernes fest, og bog 3, Helvedesmaskiner.

The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled the empire of Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern border, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above. When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng's small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a lie. His mother, his teacher, and even his godfather whom he trusted more than any other, Shen Shiliu, are not what they seem. As enemy nations close in, Chang Geng follows his godfather to the heart of the imperial capital, where a greater fate lies in store for him.

"With the Westerners and their allies pressing in on all sides, the empire of Great Liang enters its darkest hour. Under these desperate conditions, Gu Yun leads the beleaguered Black Iron Battalion to hold the borders. Meanwhile, Chang Geng makes his move in the imperial court, sweeping corrupt officials aside in an effort to stabilize the nation before it's too late. As the two struggle to hold the tattered pieces of the empire together, Gu Yun uncovers a shocking truth about the curse slowly tightening its grip on Chang Geng's mind. But are the deepest secrets of Chang Geng's past enough to move the iron heart of the nation's most fearsome general?"--Provided by publisher.

ENEMIES FROM WITHOUT AND WITHINFour years ago, Chang Geng and Gu Yun parted in anger. When fate draws them together again, Chang Geng, a once-awkward teen, is now an elegant and adroit young man.But storms lie ahead. As Great Liang faces foreign pressure from without, Gu Yun finds himself embroiled in turmoil within the imperial court. Meanwhile, as the curse in Chang Geng’s blood grows, his feelings for his godfather become more painful to subdue by the day. How much longer can he keep Gu Yun from learning his secret…and what will happen when he can hide it no more?

Med tilbageholdt åndedræt rører jeg ved den næsten usynlige cirkel. Det summer i fingerspidserne og i mit hoved. Evnen ligger efterhånden som en forlængelse af mine tanker, og jeg behøver ikke engang koncentrere mig. Portalen åbner sig.Splittelsen mellem urværkere og evneløse vokser. Nil er fanget i konfliktens midtpunkt, og hvis hun skal redde dem, hun elsker, må hun få kontrol over sine feyevner.Dorian har lært, at han må passe på sit hjerte, selv hvis det betyder, at han må give slip på Nil. Og da menneskehedens overlevelse trues, står han over for en skæbnesvanger beslutning.Men Kuppelbyens fjender er langt farligere, end nogen af dem kunne forestille sig.Mekaniske Hjerter er andet bind i den dystopiske steampunkserie URVÆRKERNE.Første bind i serien blev nomineret til Årets Danske Fantasydebut 2022.

Jeg ligger på ryggen i græsset og studerer mit værk, en lille kobberfugl med blågrønne vinger og en elegant nøgle til at trække den op med. Urværksfuglen flyver over mit hoved. Den pipper i takt med de klikkende tandhjul, som får vingerne til at bevæge sig. Jeg lukker øjnene og prøver at lade, som om fuglen ikke er der, at det ikke er mig, der har samlet den, og at jeg stadig er normal. 15-årige Nil bor under en gigantisk kuppel, som beskytter de sidste mennesker på Jorden mod en ødelagt verden. Befolkningen i Kuppelbyen er opdelt i evneløse og urværkere, for i Kuppelbyen er moderne teknologi bandlyst, og alt drives i stedet af mekaniske urværker. Da Nil opdager, at hun har urværksevner, må hun forlade sin familie og begynde på Urværkerskolen. Men noget er helt galt i Kuppelbyen, og snart er Nil hvirvlet ind i begivenheder, der truer det lille samfunds skrøbelige eksistens. Samtidig skal hun forholde sig til sine første svære oplevelser med kærligheden og en voksende forvirring omkring sin seksualitet. URVÆRKERNE er første bind i en medrivende steampunk-serie, hvor tandhjulene drejer og fortæller om kærlighed, at finde sig selv og opdage, at man har skjulte evner i en forunderlig og dystopisk verden.

Perfect for fans of Attack on Titan, Anastasia, and Divine Rivals, this gritty and emotional Victorian-inspired fantasy has a sci-fi twist and features a slow burn romance.The end of time is coming.All that's left of Hallie Walker after the Eudora Jayde mission are nightmares and an ancestry tangled with dark secrets. When her parents send an urgent telegram to return home, she knows it's time to face the past she's determined to forget. In doing so, she unwittingly stumbles into a scheme as old as the planet itself. If only she can convince a certain cocky pilot to fly her home...Reeling from the death of his brother, Kase Shackley focuses on anything but reality itself. But when his past sins spill into the light of day, Kase does what he does best-run. If only he knew how to tell a certain bubbly scholar goodbye...The world of Yalvara sits on a precipice, peering into the murky depths below. The kingdom of Cerulene has been too quiet since attacking the nation of Jayde, and a dangerous extremist group lurks in the shadows. When the ancient Yalvs arrive in Jayde's capital with stories of a dragon and its rider destroying their holy city, Hallie and Kase know the horizon of war has finally come. The question is, who will be standing when the smoke clears?Return to the Gate Chronicles with this second installment, Realms of Wrath & Ruin, set in world of crumbling First Earth artifacts, time-manipulating magic, and lost lore.

The second thrilling installment of the award-winning Nevernight Chronicle, from New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff.In a land where three suns almost never set, a ruthless assassin continues her quest for vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she's far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she's no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she's told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits. But after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia's suspicions about the Red Church's true motives begin to grow.When it's announced that Scaeva will be making a rare public appearance at the conclusion of the grand games in Godsgrave, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium for a chance to finally end him. Upon the sands of the arena, Mia finds new allies, bitter rivals, and more questions about her strange affinity for the shadows. But as conspiracies unfold within the collegium walls, and the body count rises, Mia will be forced to choose between love and revenge, and uncover a secret that could change the very face of her world.

The fifth book of D.L. Narrol's time travel series has the same steampunk 1912 time-travelers venture again via Dr. Dimitrikov's time machine. They've somehow adopted a misplaced cave lion, an ill-behaved Neanderthal and Olga, the assistant commander of the KGB from their future; The Soveiet Union (1970). Captain Limmerick, tries to have his new companions assisted back to their time periods, but not all goes as planned. Dr. Dimitrikov discovered nuclear fuel when they had previously traveled to the U.S.S.R, in previous book Arctic Quest, but is inept on how to use it. They land in 1992, to discover the KGB has been over-run with corrupt pseudo-capitalism.The time machine's control panel is, by mistake, tampered with by the hostile Neanderthal, which leads the time travelers to Johannesburg, South Africa (1900), during the Anglo-Boer War. Captain Limmerick evaded this war twelve years prior, in his own time period; but, is compelled to involve himself because of his religious beliefs and his love and admiration for a victimized Zulu woman. Limmerick's distaste for war comes into play, where he changes history forever.

In the gritty, divided city of New Aurora, Ula Ikem leads a rebel faction seeking justice against the tyrannical upper-class Steamers who rule with an iron fist. When Ula uncovers a vast conspiracy around hoarded resources, she infiltrates facilities, gathers forbidden intel, and builds an unlikely crew of informants to help expose the government's lies.Facing off against ruthless leaders like Tribune Jamuike, who wield experimental weapons and limitless authority, Ula resorts to bold heists and rallies public dissent through daring broadcasts. But machinations run deeper than she realized, and the risks for her and her allies soar ever higher in this kinetic fantasy of rebellion versus oppression.With New Aurora itself at a tipping point, Ula confronts the limits of loyalty and sacrifice central to her crusade. Unimaginable loss haunts her attempts to spark revolution while balancing diplomacy and driving out corruption. If she fails, generations will continue languishing under the Steam Council's dominant rule. But exposing the shocking truth could cost Ula everything-or help transform their society forever through cooperation across bitter divides.

Intelligente Königin oder unheilbare Verrückte?The Outer Realms 1862 m.Z. - Die Westreiche zerfallen und die Industrienationen stecken in einer tiefen Krise, während Königin Marybeth isoliert im Shelwynn Sanatorium ihr Dasein fristet, einem Ort für untragbare Adelskinder.Ihr Schicksal nimmt eine Wendung, als sie aus ihrer Isolation geholt wird, um bei einer Gedenkfeier zu sprechen. Ein brutales Attentat erschüttert die Veranstaltung, und Marybeth findet sich in einem Strudel aus Gefahr und Intrigen wieder.Als die Natur selbst gegen die Führung der Industrienationen zu rebellieren scheint, erkennt Marybeth ihre Chance.Kann sie sich aus den Fesseln ihrer Vergangenheit befreien und die Königin werden, die das Reich dringend benötigt?

Forfatter: Stine BahrtForsideillustrator Rasmus JensenLæs de første to kapitler på forlagets hjemmeside https://forlagetkrabat.dk/boeger/Splittelsen mellem urværkere og evneløse vokser. Nil er fanget i konfliktens midtpunkt, og hvis hun skal redde dem, hun elsker, må hun få kontrol over sine feyevner.Dorian har lært, at han må passe på sit hjerte, selv hvis det betyder, at han må give slip på Nil. Og da menneskehedens overlevelse trues, står han over for en skæbnesvanger beslutning.Men Kuppelbyens fjender er langt farligere, end nogen af dem kunne forestille sig.Første bind i serien blev nomineret til Årets Danske Fantasydebut 2022. Om bogenTidsrejser, mysterier, kjoler og korsetter, cyborgs, feer, dystopisk steampunk og forvirrende kærlighedHvis du kan lide ”Urværksprinsen” og ”Doctor Who” vil du også kunne lide Urværkerne AnmeldelserBibliotekernes materialevurdering: "Historien er både spændende og medrivende. Forsiden er indbydende og man har virkelig lyst til at tage den op og begynde at læse. Anbefales til bredt indkøb."Himmelskibet: "Mekaniske hjerter er den fine opfølger til Kuppelbyen Hemmeligheder fra den dystopiske steampunk ungdomsserie Urværkerne. Jeg har altid elsket genrebending – og det gør Stine Bahrt mesterligt." @boegernes_verden : "Den havde alle de ting jeg værdsætter ved bøger."★★★★★ Youlooklikeabook: "Hold på hat og sixpence for i denne bog kommer du virkelig på den vildeste portalrejse. Forfatterens fantasi, kreativitet og opfindsomhed er mind-blowing. Hun har formået at skabe et univers, som jeg aldrig har set mage nogle steder før. Det er en bog om ægte sammenhold, venskab og kærlighed samt hvor langt, man er villig til at gå for at redde hinanden. Urværkerne 2 er en hjerteskærende, nervepirrende, romantisk og imponerende steampunk dystopi. Bogen har en superflot forside. Jeg ser meget frem til at læse videre i serien." ★★★★★ Forestilling om paradis: "Forfatteren har virkelig formået at skrive en kompliceret historie med mange informationer, tidslinjer og ja, nærmest hovedbrud over hvad der kan lade sig gøre og hvad der ikke kan. Det er rigtig godt fundet på – og endnu vigtigere, rigtig godt udført! Cadeau for det! Jeg håber ikke at dette er sidste bind i serien – jeg er i hvert fald klar på flere eventyr!" ★★★★★ @bookworm_dk: "Jeg er vild med det lidt skæve persongalleri, og deres amaze personligheder." ★★★★★ Gizmoamh: "Denne serie er en skøn steampunk-serie fuld af magiske væsner, mysterier, personlig udvikling og skræmmende rejser."★★★★ @bogormens_verden: "Stine Bahrt skriver fabelagtigt og fortryllende."

The fate of the mysterious criminal mastermind known as Dr. Cornelius was left uncertain at the end of Gustave Le Rouge's 1913 classic The Mysterious Doctor Cornelius. Now, Brian Gallagher reveals how the diabolical Doctor escaped justice, selling his surgical skills to whomever pays best.World War One has arrived, and the Great Powers of Europe are all eager to use the services of the infamous "Sculptor of flesh" to gain a decisive advantage in the upcoming conflict. But Dr. Cornelius will soon meet his most implacable enemy yet: Countess Irina Petrovska, a Polish patriot and loyal agent of the Habsburg Empire, who from Sarajevo to Vienna, will thwart his devilish schemes again and again.With alien artifacts, super-weapons, and strange inhuman powers at stake, the conflict between the Doctor and the Countess threatens to tear the Earth asunder and reshape the 20th century.A bonus story by Brian Stableford casts a new eye on Dr. Cornelius's sinister wartime activities.

The third steam punk adventure of the Prehistoric Journey series takes the four time travelers to the unexpected once again. It's 1910, Captain Limmerick, Dr. Dimitrikov, Rosa, and Amoli mistakably time travel to 1487 England just after The War of the Roses. The queen is enchanted with Limmerick and has him knighted, where he must undergo challenging jousting tournaments, and prove his abilities as a skilled archer. He becomes entangled with the king's rivals and finds himself in near death situations. He uses his position, as part of the king's court, to rescue his friends from the castle dungeon, but struggles with the crown's idea of chivalry.During this voyage, they discover prehistoric mammals have been misplaced from when they tried to close the passage through time in Celtic Odyssey. The four time-travelers attempt to return to 1910, but another error occurs and for the first time, they travel to their future - 1970.

"A fast paced thriller-cum-horror-cum-snarky-dark-comedy with two of the most interesting protagonists I've ever encountered."Victorian London's most incompetent crooks - turned demon hunters - are back.When Tess Marchant gets a plea for help from an old childhood friend, The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency finds itself heading out to the countryside, to solve a mystery involving a Manor House and its wealthy family cursed by a malevolent demon.Spencer and Bart find themselves in a world totally unfamiliar to them: of landed gentry, fearful poachers, and strange creatures which stalk the land at night. Not to mention unwelcome visitors in the form of the mysterious magician Thaddeus, and the ever-present Inspector Jones, just waiting for them to slip up.Meanwhile, Tess finds herself struggling with a terrifying face from the past - but can this be the clue which unlocks the mystery of Flint Hall?The Great Big Demon of Flint Hall is the sequel to The Great Big Demon Hunting Agency, and the second book in the Spencer & Bart series, described by readers as:"A terrifying, thrilling, almost non-stop journey into magic, privilege, and mystery. Absolutely brilliant.""A fantastic, fun and demonic treat.""A fast paced mystery adventure"

Nous sommes en 1887, en Melpothalie.Le monde est en guerre depuis La Grande Rage. Vingt-cinq longues années durant lesquelles les animaux se sont rebellés contre les hommes. Et cet affrontement se poursuit sans que les autorités puissent trouver une solution à cet état de violence.Le Docteur Becki, éminent spécialiste, pourrait être la clé d'un arrêt des hostilités, mais celui-ci a disparu. Son neveu, Samuel, jeune homme peu enclin aux aventures dangereuses, partira tout de même à sa recherche.Il va explorer une île, un Nouveau Monde, et faire une découverte qui pourrait changer le cours de la guerre.Ce premier tome d'une duologie fantasy steampunk nous entraine dans les couloirs palpitants des romans d'aventures dignes de Jules Verne et d'Edgar Allan Poe. Voyages extraordinaires, peuples inconnus et personnages hauts en couleur font de cette histoire une oeuvre haletante, qui convient aussi bien aux lecteurs confirmés qu'aux jeunes curieux. Le Cycle des Centaures nous convie aussi à une réflexion juste et utile sur les problématiques environnementales de notre siècle.

The hunt for an alien butcher expands the Xaris' reach.But when the automatons claim Earth, an evil Clydesdale is born.War erupts behind the steed, forcing our allies into a fight that they may not survive.

A ring of reverse gravity encircles the globe. The shocking reason lies hidden within the world's outcasts. "An extraordinary work of science fiction worldbuilding" - The BookLife Prize, Publishers Weekly

A widow ventures to the tropical paradise of Cuba for a vacation with her niece. Reunited with a former friend of her husband's, her heart gets involved. Will she get a second chance at love? Diane and her niece, Janie, have been traveling together, saving political figures, solving crimes and capturing spies for the last couple of years. Now they are going on a tropical vacation in Cuba. Diane will be confronting her past and Janie is coming along for the ride.

Colin Limmerick lives a double life. His rugged good looks and merchant fishing trade don't coincide with his desire to continue his higher education at a London university. His Irish working-class pirate-like behavior repulses his stuffy elitist professor making it difficult for his research to be taken seriously. Looks are deceiving when his research idea to prove Darwin by demonstrating the great Irish deer megaloceros giganticus was sexually selected against. He meets physicist, Dr. Sasha Dimitrikov, an eccentric escapee from the Russian Revolution, who has developed a time travel theory. The only way Limmerick can prove his research is to venture through a prehistory journey.In the midst of his frustration, he becomes enchanted with a lovely research student, Rosa, who he manages to woo with great difficulty. Her Edwardian prudish scowl continuously pushes him away, despite her stimulated attraction for him. She mistakenly tosses Limmerick aside and is lured into Dr. Dimitrikov's arms. This occurs when the three scholars are on the first prehistoric expedition 10,000 years in the past in search of megaloceros. They encounter a prehistoric environment that is too unknown and unmanageable for modern people to survive. They are faced with several challenges but manage to conquer by survival of the fittest.Limmerick's research on prehistoric evolution is greatly admired by a foreign professor from India, Dr. Sharma, who introduces his voluptuous daughter, Amoli. She falls instantly in love with Limmerick where he is at first reluctant but succumbs to her seduction dance not realizing the clash of the cultures that lie ahead. At the same time, he is faced with a new challenge recognizing the first expedition left unexpected damage. He must time travel again in order to mend the chaotic mess he left the first time. He and Dr. Dimitrikov are faced with another prehistoric expedition, which is more life threatening than the first especially when they are violently confronted by a family of Neanderthals. His excessive drinking carries through the novel but heightens with his destructive behavior when he finally comes to terms knowing two 20th century men can't play God and that he must fight for what he truly loves.

Memories remain foggy about events preceding the disaster. Gravity suddenly reversed, in a swath encircling the globe. Two-thirds of the world's population fell victim to the cataclysm that followed, as flora, fauna, and loose debris were catapulted into the heavens.Five hundred years later, the survivors of the inversion event have reclaimed much of what was lost, but the world is a very different place. Some live in the floating cities of the swath. Others remain earthbound on either side of the swath. The divergent factions blame each other, walking a fine line between cooperation and outright declarations of war. Through it all, questions remain about the origin of the swath and its mysterious purpose.As a child, Valtteri Knox stumbled across the threshold between normal and reverse gravity. He was flung into the sky, and had the misfortune of being saved by the Aerish. Valtteri is an outsider, of no caste and no worth, but it was decided he should be raised by the navy and groomed as a tool to infiltrate the earthbound.On his first mission as an adult, Valtteri is completely unprepared for what he encounters. He understood what it meant to be a pariah, but no one told him he was also Iridogen, one of those rare individuals with a genetic trait mentioned in fragments of pre-inversion history.He's determined to find answers, and expose a plot that could start a global war, but first he'll need to find a way to survive in a world that doesn't trust him.

Travis I. Sivart draws on his passion of steampunk as an aesthetic and a hobby to offer his personal insights for helping others to begin to delving into this fascinating culture and genre. Each thought is a single page, keeping the ideas simple and to the point. This book offers twenty-seven thoughts on the basic questions and concepts that often crop up when someone is beginning to explore this incredible movement.Travis I. Sivart is a published steampunk author, as well as having hosted a weekly radio show on the subject, and is often a guest at conventions to speak on the topic of steampunk. He does not claim to be the ultimate or complete authority in this beloved genre, and wrote this book hoping to help new folks find their way into the hobby.

One day in 1860, everything changed for everyone, everywhere. In Victorian London, in an age when steam and clockwork power is all-important, a series of events throws Oliver, Jake and Charlotte into conflict with the authorities. They come from very different backgrounds and join forces with an escaped slave, a street urchin and a prostitute to form an airship crew - The Rebel Runaways. With the country in the hands of the army and beset by street gangs, escape is their priority. When they realise the depths to which the corrupt government and a wicked industrialist are willing to stoop, they turn to face the enemy. Life will never be the same again for the crew and for the world, but unless the Rebel Runaways can succeed, society will slide into an abyss. Freedom Skies is the first book in "The Rebel Runaways" series. The series features adventure stories that blend fiction with actual places, creating an alternative history and spotlighting the period when Steampunk began. If you enjoy books like 'The Aeronaut's Windlass' by Jim Butcher, 'Perdido Street Station' by China Miéville or the 'Magnificent Devices' series by Shelley Adina, you will love this story.

The Rebel Runaways are on one side of the line; Fotheringay and the Government are on the other. No one will give up the fight. In a tale of two continents, the Rebel Runaways seek to defeat the illegal activities of slave traders secretly funded by the Prime Minister and Fotheringay. Joshua, an ex-slave, has the motivation, Charlotte has the skills to fly the airship and the crew must work together to succeed. Is another cargo of Africans destined for a life of misery? Meanwhile, a Trades Union march in England is organised to protest against cruel working conditions, unaware that the Government and Fotheringay have planned a lethal reception for them. In a world where injustice rules, can the Rebel Runaways win this struggle?If you enjoy books like 'The Infinity Engines' by Andrew Hastie, 'Fogbound: Empire in Flames' by Gareth Clegg or 'The Earl of Brass by Kara Jorgensen, you will love this story.