Fiendish Schemes

In K. W. Jeter's latest steampunk adventure, George Dower, the estranged son of a famed inventor, navigates a transformed Victorian London brimming with steam-powered innovations and hidden dangers. Forced out of self-imposed exile, he becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue surrounding his father's latest invention—a walking lighthouse—while contending with shadowy figures and the eccentric Vicar Stonebrake. As Dower strives to realize the potential of his father's creation, he faces a relentless barrage of challenges that threaten his life and sanity in this chaotic new world.