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y separately published work icon The Deception Engine - Part Two single work   novella   fantasy  
Is part of The Deception Engine J-L Heylen , 2013 series - author novella (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Deception Engine - Part Two
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'Part Two of the novella that puts the 'Steam' into Steampunk, The Deception Engine is a gender-blending steampunk adventure featuring gender-blending hero Phyllida Thorn and her companion, Hilary Templestowe.

Travelling in men's garb as Phineas Thorn's twin brother, Phyllida Thorn continues her attempts to destroy Phineas' evil plans for world-domination using the ingenious Deception Engine.

Phineas only needs one thing to make his plans a reality - the Gemini Ruby.

Phyllida plans on stopping him, but she seems rather more than a little caught up in finding love and adventure instead, with the beautiful Hilary Templestowe as her principal companion in that endeavour.

Will Hilary and Phyllida win the day, and at what cost?'

Source : Publisher's Blurb

Notes

  • Steampunk note : This work combines the Victorian-Era setting and advanced technology typical of steampunk with a romance plot and an Australian locale.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: MoshPit Publishing , 2013 .
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      Extent: 143p.
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      • Published 12 December 2013
Last amended 9 Feb 2017 09:00:20
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • ca. 1800-1899
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