A terrific first volume in a quirky, exciting steampunk adventure series. Damsport is a fantastical mash-up of Bali and Haiti. Once a poor and neglected part of the empire, the peninsula achieved independence thanks to the tough-minded Marchioness. It is now a thriving port, a vibrant, colorful, multi-ethnic, polytheistic society of tea rooms, steampunk technology, masked revels, and cemeteries haunted by voiceless cats. #steampunk #BIPOC #fantasy