Lily’s life is in mortal peril. Her father is missing and now silver-eyed men stalk her through the shadows. What could they want from her? With her friends – Robert, the clockmaker’s son, and Malkin, her mechanical fox – Lily is plunged into a murky and menacing world. Too soon Lily realizes that those she holds dear may be the very ones to break her heart…
Murder, mayhem and mystery meet in this gripping Victorian steampunk adventure story, featuring two friends, airships and automata, and an over-opinionated mechanical fox!
The children have really enjoyed this book, most particularly, Malkin the opinionated mechanical fox. If you would like to read the rest of the books in the series, they are:
Cogheart
Moonlocket
Skycircus
Shadows