The steam hissed from Inspector Marcus Thorne's left arm as he adjusted the brass pressure valve beneath his coat sleeve. Three months since Dr. Evangeline Ashworth had fitted the contraption, and the bloody thing still leaked when the London fog rolled in thick. The clockwork mechanisms whirred softly as he flexed his mechanical fingers around … Continue reading The Clockwork Detective
Victorian London
The Cogsmith’s Dilemma
In the swirling mists of a London forever changed by the relentless march of steam-powered progress, Emmeline Fairfax stood before her greatest creation. The brass and copper monstrosity loomed in her workshop, pistons gleaming and gears awaiting their first momentous turn. At just twenty-five, Emmeline had already made a name for herself as one of … Continue reading The Cogsmith’s Dilemma
The Confusing Middle 