Arabella of Mars

Born on Mars, sixteen-year-old Arabella Ashby faces an abrupt change when her mother relocates the family to London, aiming to find suitable husbands for her daughters. Overwhelmed by Earth's constraints and mourning her father's death, Arabella discovers her cousin's sinister plan to murder her brother and seize their inheritance. Determined to stop him, she disguises herself as a boy to secure a position on an airship back to Mars, where she navigates challenges including privateers, mutiny, and her own identity in a world rife with rebellion. This first novel by Hugo Award-winning author David D. Levine offers a thrilling steampunk adventure.