Almost.Length: 5 hours and 44 minutes (256 pages) Steampunk: Everything's powered by steam.Complete with a walk of the plank up high. His name is only revealed when Andrew wants to put it on the patent for the Carbonizer Historical Domain Character: Prince Andrew, Lord Zeppelin.Happily Adopted: Claire and the Mopsies.
For Halloween, I Am Going as Myself: Claire goes to a fancy-dress ball in her raiding rig, complete with the Lightning Rifle.Disappeared Dad, and Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: Alice's dad.Alternate History: Well, Victorian England with Steampunk.Action Girl: Lady Claire becomes this.But there are still Claire's mother and Lord James Selwyn, who expect Claire to be a proper lady and be married to Lord James by Christmas.
Claire's prowess in Chemistry, Engineering and their practical application in the rough life on the wrong side of the river earn her the title Lady of Devices.
Through application of lessons in mathematics, strategy and poker they manage to keep themselves alive. Through a series of unfortunate events she finds herself on the streets, taking charge of a band of ragamuffins. She has but just graduated when her father loses the family fortune and kills himself. Instead she intends to go to university, study Engineering and become a fine scientist. Claire does not have much patience for the life of a proper lady. The series follows Lady Claire Trevelyan, a young woman of resources and intellect, as she makes her way in the world. The books are set in an alternate Victorian age where the combustion engine has been a flop and steam-powered devices are capable of sending the adventurous to another city, another continent. Yes, the entire series is actually named after its third book.The Magnificent Devices series by Shelley Adina is a Steampunk series.
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