Clockwork Alchemist | Sara C. Roethle
A thief, a wayward detective, and an automaton with a soul. What could possibly go wrong? Arhyen is the self-declared finest thief in London. The mission was simple. Steal a journal from Fairfax Breckinridge, one of the greatest alchemists of the time. Arhyen hadnt expected to find Fairfax himself, with a dagger in his back. Nor had he expected his automaton daughter, Liliana. Suddenly entrenched in a mystery too great for him to fully comprehend, he must rely on the help of a wayward detective, and an automaton who claims she has a soul, to piece together the clues laid before them. Will Arhyen uncover the true source of Lilianas soul in time, or will London plunge into a dark age of nefarious technology, where only the scientific will survive? This novel is classified as Gaslamp Fantasy, with elements of magic within alchemy and science, based in Victorian England. Keywords: historical fantasy, steampunk, gaslamp, science fiction, alchemy, mystery, fantasy mystery, sweet romance, clean romance, fantasy series, science fiction series, science fiction fantasy, trilogy, historical mystery, artificial life.