Steam Legends ~ A Clockwork City
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Last published Mon, Jun 27, 2016
In a world run on steam and a city ruled by science, Elizabeth finds herself forced against her will to follow in her mother's path. But she has other thoughts in mind. After following a risky plan to discover what freedom truly felt like - that involved jumping off a bridge and twisting an ankle - she quickly learned what was happening to the lower class of London.
But when Michael - a gifted inventor, also a friend to Elizabeth - finds out about a secret service that is trying to take over London by the underworld, things get a little sticky. The underground syndicate quickly finding out about their exposuir, stops at nothing to bring these vigilanties to justice.
Now, Elizabeth has to journey across the most luxurious airships in the sky, to the darkest sewers of London underground, on her mission to liberate a city that deserved so much more.
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