Homunculus
A mysterious airship orbits through the foggy skies above Victorian London. Its terrible secrets are sought by many, including: the Royal Society; a fraudulent evangelist; a fiendish vivisectionist; an evil millionaire; and an assorted group led by the scientist and explorer, Professor Langdon St. Ives. Can St. Ives keep the alien homunculus out of the claws of the villainous Ignacio Narbondo?
- Publisher
- Titan Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780857689832
- Topics
- Steampunk Victorian LondonScientific adventure and intrigueBattle between good and evil
Awards
- Philip K. Dick AwardWon(1987)
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelShortlisted(1987)
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- Lord Kelvin's Machine (2013)0 wins · 2 score
- The Aylesford Skull (2013)0 wins · 2 score
- The Knights of the Cornerstone (2008)0 wins · 2 score
- The Magic Spectacles (2012)0 wins · 2 score
- The Stone Giant (2012)0 wins · 2 score
- Winter Tides (2012)0 wins · 2 score
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