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Drawing from the work of Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Mary Shelley, this book series weaves a unique and 'mirror universe' style of narrative. Rather than executing a shallow mash-up, the book creates a deceptively intricate reflection of friendship, family, history, science, and the way literature can be manipulated...from a certain point of view.

Mary and crew's investigation into secrets of the Société des Alchimistes, the centuries-old cabal their fathers belonged to, leads to further entanglements. The Jack the Ripper case becomes a central part of the story, as does the appearance of a detective named Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson. Mary Shelley herself factors into the plot; Frankenstein is a novel that exists in Goss' twisty version of history

Our Literary Cast:
Mary Jekyll

Diane Hyde

Catherine Moreau

Beatrice Rappacini

Justine Frankenstein

Irene Norton

Mrs. Poole

Alice ( Lydia Raymond )