The Welkinbane
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The deaths of two fathers, one a peer of the realm and the other a scientist on the brink of the discovery of the century, spurs their daughters Kaiya and Rowena and their friend Squints to form an unlikely alliance in order to complete what their fathers began. The three girls find themselves entangled in a sprawling web of intrigue that reaches far higher into the Albion aristocracy than any of them anticipated.Their adventures multiply as they fight the Queen's Men, enlist the aid of brigands and scourges, get involved with secret societies and generally get themselves trapped in various kerfuffles. All the while attempting to keep their society lives and nefarious enterprises separate.Through all of their trials and tribulations, they have only one goal in mind, to build the most advanced airship ever envisioned by the Royal Society and its collective genius. The one thing that would avenge their fathers' deaths.The Welkinbane.
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