Lazarus Machine
Readers rate it 2.8 (2 on Hardcover)
268 pages · Released Nov 13, 2012 · Simon and Schuster
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Lazarus Machine is a steampunk adventure with Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who inspirations, featuring a 17-year-old protagonist navigating conspiracy and danger in alternate 1895 London. The violence is present but not graphic—focused on criminal threat and gang activity rather than detailed combat—and the scary elements involve paranoia and dark atmosphere rather than gore or trauma. The story emphasizes loyalty, courage, and investigating truth, with protagonists who demonstrate clever problem-solving and care for others, making it well-suited for mature middle-grade to early teen readers.
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Steampunk adventure for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who An alternate 1895, A world where Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace perfected the Difference Engine. Where steam and Tesla-powered computers are everywhere. Where automatons powered by human souls venture out into the sprawling London streets. Where the Minis... Steampunk adventure for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who An alternate 1895, A world where Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace perfected the Difference Engine. Where steam and Tesla-powered computers are everywhere. Where automatons powered by human souls venture out into the sprawling London streets. Where the Ministry, a secretive government agency, seeks to control everything in the name of the Queen. It is in this claustrophobic, paranoid city that seventeen-year old Sebastian Tweed and his conman father struggle to eke out a living. But all is not well. A murderous, masked gang has moved into London, spreading terror through the criminal ranks as they take over the underworld. As the gang carves up more and more of the city, a single name comes to be uttered in fearful whispers, Professor Moriarty. When Tweed's father is kidnapped by Moriarty, he is forced to team up with information broker, Octavia Nightingale, to track him down. But he soon realizes that his father's disappearance is just a tiny piece of a political conspiracy that could destroy the British Empire and plunge the world into a horrific war.
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ISBN 9781616146894 · Simon and Schuster