The Electrical Menagerie, one-of-a-kind robotic roadshow, is bankrupt.
To save their show, eccentric illusionist Carthage & his fast-talking co-producer Huxley stake everything on a royal talent contest, vying for the privilege to perform at the Future Queen’s palace on Celestia. But secrets cloud this competition, casting a smokescreen of illusion, sabotage, and murder. As deceptions mount — even between co-producers — it becomes clear the outcome of this contest may be fatal.
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As the stardust-and-spark-powered Celestial Empire enters a politically tumultuous regency era, one industry booms like never before: show business!
Aboard a star-fueled flying train, co-producers Sylvester Carthage & Arbrook Huxley boldly endeavor to bring their one-of-a-kind robotic roadshow to the farthest reaches of the empire. But surviving the glamorous and cutthroat world of entertainment – a world of magicians & moving picture stars, cardsharps & charlatans, bad reviews & blacklists – demands an uncommon grit and a particular guile.
Luckily, our boys have those in spades.
Set in a vast world of floating islands, The Celestial Isles is a new expanded universe of stories for fans of steampunk, science fiction, and fairy tales. The adventure begins in Celestial Isles #1, The Electrical Menagerie.
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A fallen bluebird…
A stranger on a train…
A mechanical wonder…
And a life-changing audition.
These four small stories introduce the four main characters from The Electrical Menagerie: Sylvester Carthage, Arbrook Huxley, Dominic the Electrical Butler, and Andromeda Skyhawke.
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