A thrilling new Victorian-era urban fantasy for fans of
Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid Chronicles, the Showtime series
Penny Dreadful, and the Sherlock Holmes movies
featuring Robert Downey, Jr.  
With a flood of dark magic about to engulf Victorian
London, can a handful of heroes vanquish a legion of the
undead?   When monster-hunter
Malcolm MacFarlane comes across the gruesome aftermath of a
ritual murder in a London church, he enlists the help of
magician-scribe Simon Archer and alchemist extraordinaire
Kate Anstruther. Studying the macabre scene, they struggle
to understand obscure clues in the ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphics carved into the victim’s heart—as well as
bizarre mystical allusions to the romantic poetry of William
Blake. One thing is clear: Some very potent black magic is
at work.   But this human sacrifice is only the
first in a series of ritualized slayings. Desperate to save
lives while there is still time, Simon, Kate, and
Malcolm—along with gadget geek Penny Carter and Charlotte,
an adolescent werewolf—track down a necromancer who is
reanimating the deceased. As the team battles an unrelenting
army of undead, a powerful Egyptian mummy, and
serpentine demons, the necromancer proves an elusive quarry.
And when the true purpose of the ritual is revealed, the
gifted allies must confront a destructive force that is
positively apocalyptic.