In the sequel to the critically acclaimed The Strange
Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Mary Jekyll and the
rest of the daughters of literature’s mad scientists embark
on a madcap adventure across Europe to rescue another
monstrous girl and stop the Alchemical Society’s nefarious
plans once and for all.
Mary Jekyll’s life has been
peaceful since she helped Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
solve the Whitechapel Murders. Beatrice Rappaccini,
Catherine Moreau, Justine Frankenstein, and Mary’s sister
Diana Hyde have settled into the Jekyll household in London,
and although they sometimes quarrel, the members of the
Athena Club get along as well as any five young women with
very different personalities. At least they can always rely
on Mrs. Poole.
But when Mary receives a telegram
that Lucinda Van Helsing has been kidnapped, the Athena Club
must travel to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to rescue yet
another young woman who has been subjected to horrific
experimentation. Where is Lucinda, and what has Professor
Van Helsing been doing to his daughter? Can Mary, Diana,
Beatrice, and Justine reach her in time?
Racing
against the clock to save Lucinda from certain doom, the
Athena Club embarks on a madcap journey across Europe. From
Paris to Vienna to Budapest, Mary and her friends must make
new allies, face old enemies, and finally confront the
fearsome, secretive Alchemical Society. It’s time for these
monstrous gentlewomen to overcome the past and create their
own destinies.
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