I've kept this under my hat for months, but finally I can share with you all the glorious cover for Queen Victoria's Monsters, my upcoming gaslamp dark fantasy adventure novel! The artwork is by graphic design guru Kelly Ritchie, and she did a fantastic job capturing the vibe of this strange and magical universe. You can reserve your copy now by pre-ordering here, the tentative release date is Spring, 2024. Behold, the first book in The Diablerists series, Queen Victoria's Monsters (synopsis to follow):
London is full of dead things.
In a world where witchcraft is met with vigilante justice, American witch Celestia Fallow is cursed with a power over the dead. A refugee in London, where magic is technically legal, Celie finds herself imprisoned in Old Bailey, a breath away from the noose when she is summoned to the Isle of Wight by Queen Victoria herself.
Celie finds the queen has a single task for her: Find a way to bring Prince Albert back from the dead, or be executed.
She finds respite, however, in the nearby estate where she takes up residence. Cliff House has become a home for all of Queen Victoria's monsters, and Celie finds a family within her new coven of witches, and a connection to an inscrutable ex-soldier with an impossible secret of his own. But when Celie and the others are ordered to travel back to London to apprehend the murderous vigilantes who are butchering witches there, matters become even more complicated. Someone wants Celie's rare necromancy for themselves, and they will do anything to acquire it.
Along with the other monsters, Celie must unravel the mystery before the world is consumed with bloodshed, in this dark tale of adventure, magic, and murder set in an alternate 19th century Britain.
Reserve your copy of Queen Victoria's Monsters now!
In a world where witchcraft is met with vigilante justice, American witch Celestia Fallow is cursed with a power over the dead. A refugee in London, where magic is technically legal, Celie finds herself imprisoned in Old Bailey, a breath away from the noose when she is summoned to the Isle of Wight by Queen Victoria herself.
Celie finds the queen has a single task for her: Find a way to bring Prince Albert back from the dead, or be executed.
She finds respite, however, in the nearby estate where she takes up residence. Cliff House has become a home for all of Queen Victoria's monsters, and Celie finds a family within her new coven of witches, and a connection to an inscrutable ex-soldier with an impossible secret of his own. But when Celie and the others are ordered to travel back to London to apprehend the murderous vigilantes who are butchering witches there, matters become even more complicated. Someone wants Celie's rare necromancy for themselves, and they will do anything to acquire it.
Along with the other monsters, Celie must unravel the mystery before the world is consumed with bloodshed, in this dark tale of adventure, magic, and murder set in an alternate 19th century Britain.
Reserve your copy of Queen Victoria's Monsters now!
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