ISBN: 9780756409531 - the transference engine (2 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 314 pages. A fantastical steampunk novel of magic and machines set in an alternate 1830s London. Madame Magdala has settled comfortably into her new life in London, as the proprietress of the Book View Caf, a coffee shop and extensive library. Her silent partner is Ada Lovelace, who will one day become the world?s first compu ter programmer?but who now is simply the young woman for whom Madame Magdala was a nursery maid. Ten years ago, Ada?s father, Lord Bryon, was known as a great writer. But few knew of his powers as a necromancer. Upon his death, his devoted followers tried to repair the Transference Engine?a device that would allow Byr on?s soul to claim the body of its choice. Magadala, along with Mary Godwin?a.k. a. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley?had to stop them. While the original Transferenc e Engine was destroyed, they were unsure whether they truly stopped Bryon and hi s followers. Together, they fled to safety in London, and built new futures for themselves. Now, Magdala and Mary care for the Book View Caf?s community, leadi ng fashion, following gossip, and reading the latest periodicals. But when membe rs of the caf?s community mysteriously disappear, and rumors of a threat of roya l assassinaton grow, Magdala finds herself with new mysteries to solve. The more she learns, the clearer it becomes that this is the same mystery returned?the T ransference Engine is back with a vengeance.…