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The Royal Sorceress (Paperback)
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It's 1830, in an alternate Britain where the 'scientific'
principles of magic were discovered sixty years previously,
allowing the British to win the American War of Independence.
Although Britain is now supreme among the Great Powers, the gulf
between rich and poor in the Empire has widened and unrest is
growing every day. Master Thomas, the King's Royal Sorcerer, is
ageing and must find a successor to lead the Royal Sorcerers Corps.
Most magicians can possess only one of the panoply of known magical
powers, but Thomas needs to find a new Master of all the powers.
There is only one candidate, one person who has displayed such a
talent from an early age, but has been neither trained nor
officially acknowledged. A perfect candidate to be Master Thomas'
apprentice in all ways but one: the Royal College of Sorcerers has
never admitted a girl before. But even before Lady Gwendolyn
Crichton can begin her training, London is plunged into chaos by a
campaign of terrorist attacks co-ordinated by Jack, a powerful and
rebellious magician. The Royal Sorceress will certainly appeal to
all fans of steampunk, alternate history, and fantasy. As well as
the fun of the 'what-ifs' delivered by the rewriting of our past,
it delights with an Empire empowered by magic - all the better for
being one we can recognise. The scheming and intrigue of Jack and
his rebels, the roof-top chases and the thrilling battles of magic
are played out against the dark and unforgiving backdrop of life in
the sordid slums and dangerous factories of London. Many of the
rebels are drawn from a seedy and grimy underworld, while their
Establishment targets prey on the weak and defenceless. The price
for destroying the social imbalance and sexual inequality that
underpin society may be more than anyone can imagine.
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