The Emperor’s Tentacles.

"From humble beginnings operating an early form of the fax machine, Lilly King unexpectedly finds herself at the center of a plot directed at the Emperor himself."

My father was the Earl's engine keeper before he was raised in the peerage, and we lived in the steam house which was separated from the main hall on account of the noise and smell and most importantly, the risk...

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Sub Terra

"Tensions were high, and Soho a tinderbox; one spark could set the district ablaze."

They emerged as night fell, the darkened streets becoming a warren of furtive, clandestine activity as the scavengers and fugitives broke cover to drink, trade, and conspire on street corners. Graffiti scrawled on boarded-up shop fronts spoke of rage, disempowerment,...