Ghosts Of Manhattan - Softcover

A glorious mash-up of alternate history, science fiction, supernatural horror and detective thriller - The Guardian

A super-fast, page-turning read that was simply hard to put down... huge amounts of fun. - SF Signal

Mann combines the trendy superhero and steampunk genres. - Publisher's Weekly

Superhero, police procedural, steampunk with more then a few nods to Lovecraft... I can't wait for the next installment. --Deadwood Blog

Ghosts of Manhattan is a brilliant hybrid of superhero/vigilante tale, film noir, and 1920s decadence... It is an exceedingly dark character study of damaged characters attempting to make the world a better place than it has been for them. It is a portrait of a world just one step removed from our reality, a New York that never was but could have been. It is a thematic rumination on the nature of heroism, blessed with exquisite prose, twisty mystery (one revelation in particular almost made me want to start reading all over again, to note the earlier clues), genuinely thrilling suspense, and cracking violence a beautifully crafted novel whose dark heart is counterbalanced with small moments of unexpected tenderness. And dirigibles. --RobWillReview.com

The United States finds itself locked in a diplomatic standoff with a British Empire who has only just buried Queen Victoria, her life artificially preserved to the age of 107. The hub of both the excesses and power of the states, New York stands as a gaudy beacon for a country trying to drown its troubles in illegal gin. It's a society on the brink of destruction, where any low level crook could be the tipping balance into lawlessness and disorder.