This Strange Engine (The Engine Series Book 1)

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From Dragon Award nominated author Philip Ligon!

Thief . . . addict . . . wife killer?

Once a fine, upstanding member of society, Alexander Asherton has reached the low point of his life. Once he had prospects. A place in society. Once he had a beautiful wife. But that was before Aimee left him, before the explosion . . . and before magic. His promising future with the Church of England went up in flames with the explosion that wrecked his body.

Now he works for the cruel and mysterious Misters, who keep him awash in the magic he needs to feed his addiction. The magic he needs to live. His only comfort is that he doesn’t do wet work.

He’s only a thief, not a murderer.

When they demand he assassinate his ex-wife and steal a dark, magical item from the powerful and twisted Duke Schaever, he doesn’t have a choice. The Misters hold the key to his life . . . and to his death. But all he’s got left is that he isn’t a murderer.

Who is Ash really? A priest or a killer? An addict, or a hero?

And what is the strange and deadly merging of science and magic that serves the Duke?

Philip Ligon’s debut steampunk fantasy twists and turns through a dystopian, alternate Victorian England. Full of magic, elves, dragons, and betrayal, this book will satisfy the most avid fans of dark fantasy and twisted steam-powered machines.

Is Ash truly lost to addiction and darkness, or can he become something more? Find out by reading This Strange Engine today.