Publisher's Synopsis
The year is 1892. Queen Victoria sits upon the throne of the British Empire. Prince Albert Victor dies from pneumonia. The British Empire seals its dominance over Ijebu-Ode territory marking a major expansion of her colonial power. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first hand accounts of Det. Sherlock Holmes most famous cases. And John Couch Adams, astronomer, dies. Steam ships ply waters, air ships cross continents. Burrowing chariots nash and chew through rock and soil and submersibles decend into the depths of the oceans. Few corners of the earth are unexplored or untouched. So man begins to look out into the ether. To the points of light in the night sky that suggest there are more adventures to be had. Join Captain Victoria Saxton and her crew of the HMRS Agatha, the first steam powered rocket ship, as they embark on the greatest adventure of all. Lost in the cold depth of space, facing the unknown, even death. With only her wits, preternatural way with mechanicals, and her compassion she must find a way to get them home safely to mother earth.
