The Dark Victorian: Risen: Volume 1 - Softcover

Watasin, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936622017 ISBN 13: 9781936622016

Publisher: A-Girl Studio, 2012

Synopsis

"Way will open." She is Artifice. A resurrected criminal and agent of HRH Prince Albert's Secret Commission. An artificial ghost. A Quaker. He is Jim Dastard. The oldest surviving agent of the Secret Commission. An animated skull. A mentor to newly resurrected agents. It is 1880 in a mechanical and supernatural London. Agents of Prince Albert's Secret Commission, their criminal pasts wiped from their memories, are resurrected to fight the eldritch evils that threaten England. Jim Dastard and his new partner Artifice must stop a re-animationist raising murderous dead children. But while Art and Jim pursue him, Art discovers clues about her past, and through meeting various intriguing women-a journalist, a medium, a prostitute, and a woman in black-where her heart lies. A new beginning and new dangers await Art as she fights for the Secret Commission and for her second life. F/F historical fantasy and Gothic mystery set in the steampunk world of the Dark Victorian series. "Thoroughly enjoyable...delightfully disturbing." -Trina Robbins Writer, Herstorian, author of The Chicagoland detective Agency series and Lily Renee, Escape Artist "Read if you: Delight in a heady, deeply satisfying blend of Victorian, Gothic and Romantic impulses." -Worth Reading? Experience paranormal detective mysteries with a Victorian female sleuth: A historical fantasy in a mechanical and supernatural London, follow the adventures of an uncanny female sleuth and her senior skull partner set in the same alternate world as Elizabeth Watasin's Victorian supernatural mystery series, The Elle Black Penny Dreads. Learn more about this intriguing, steampunk lesbian series: It is 1880; black arts sorcery had its time to grow in England and to battle the eldritch evils threatening, HRH Prince Albert's Secret Commission is born. Executed criminals are brought back to life without memories and to fight as agents. Among those resurrected is Artifice, a six foot two tall strongwoman, Quaker, and artificial

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About the Author

Elizabeth Watasin is the author of the Gothic steampunk series The Dark Victorian, The Elle Black Penny Dreads, and the creator/artist of the indie comics series Charm School, which was nominated for a Gaylactic Spectrum Award. A twenty year veteran of animation and comics, her credits include thirteen feature films, such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Princess and the Frog, and writing for Disney Adventures magazine. She lives in Los Angeles with her black cat named Draw, busy bringing readers uncanny heroines in shilling shockers, epic fantasy adventures, and paranormal detective tales. Follow the news of her latest projects at A-Girl Studio.

About this edition

• Publisher: A-Girl Studio
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1936622017
• ISBN 13: 9781936622016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136
• Editor: Vanderhooft JoSelle
• Illustrator: Watasin Elizabeth