**Asian steampunk at its finest with three new tales of adventure from bestselling author Jeannie Lin** East meets West in a clash of gunpowder technology versus steam in an epic and richly-detailed series. **Big Trouble in Old Shanghai** The signs are there. Gangs roaming the streets, the very e
The Warlord and the Nightingale: A steampunk fairy tale (Gunpowder Chronicles)
β Scribed by Jeannie Lin
- Book ID
- 111238746
- Publisher
- Jeannie Lin
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Series
- Gunpowder Chronicles #3
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B0110IXZIO
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The Warlord and the Nightingale
A Gunpowder Chronicles steampunk short story, approximately 10,000 words.
Hanzo the karakuri puppet maker is summoned to Koriya Castle to build a mysterious device for a fearsome warlord. Within the walls, he encounters a beautiful courtesan who must sing from dusk until dawn to chase away nightmares. Caught in a madmanβs domain, will Hanzo find his escape, or sacrifice himself for the sake of love? A classic fairy-tale retold with a steampunk twist in feudal Japan.
The first novel, Gunpowder Alchemy, is set in China, and the second, Clockwork Samurai, ventures into 19th century Japan. For more information, go to: www.jeannielin.com.
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