Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter

Sunday, September 20th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Atlanta/Montreal)

This month’s book chat pick is Aether’s Call by M.J. Baerman, whom you may already know as ASGARD Automaton. Step into a new world of Steampunk adventure with this debut novel! Featuring a charming cast of scrappy characters who navigate the trials and tribulations of a stratified society in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, this is a story that will keep you turning the pages. And there might even be a dragon!

Blackwarren Books blurb:
London, 1893. Technology is booming, but mystic creatures and their human liaisons, the Ember Bloods, are becoming scarce. With this decline, the wisdom of the past is fading away, leaving mankind with an uncertain future. Meanwhile, Prowessors, feared for their lack of mystic bonds, grow in number, their secretive nature branding them as outlaws.

Under royal orders, a promising Ember and his two steadfast companions journey to bond with a powerful dragon. To his dismay, they are accompanied by a brilliant captain of industry eager to sink her teeth into the arcane mysteries surrounding Ember Bloods and a wily French Prowessor with her own enigmatic motives and larceny in her blood. Adventure awaits!

Book chat starts at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Atlanta/Montreal) on Sunday September 20th . For the best experience, please join us in our virtual tea parlour on zoom or follow along on our YouTube channel. (We are unable to stream to multiple platforms for our book chat.) This is my happy little reminder that you never need to finish the book to join us for our monthly chat, but there may be spoilers.

To join us in our virtual tea parlour on zoom, simply follow the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84366067624?pwd=vLbjPU6avffQXEh8uBQ97fJOt5swbw.1

Meeting ID: 843 6606 7624

Passcode: 203460

Happy Reading!
~Madame