Book description
Alexia Tarabotti, Lady Maccon, has settled into domestic bliss. Of
course, being Alexia, such bliss involves integrating werewolves into
London High society, living in a vampire's second best closet, and
coping with a precocious toddler who is prone to turning supernatural
willy-nilly. Even Ivy Tunstell's acting troupe's latest play, disastrous
to say the least, cannot put a dampener on Alexia's enjoyment of her new
London lifestyle. Until, that is, she receives a summons from Alexandria
that cannot be ignored. With husband, child and Tunstells in tow, Alexia
boards a steamer to cross the Mediterranean. But Egypt may hold more
mysteries than even the indomitable Lady Maccon can handle. What does
the vampire Queen of the Alexandria Hive really want from her? Why is
the God-Breaker Plague suddenly expanding? And how has Ivy Tunstell
suddenly become the most popular actress in all the British Empire? Ms
Carriger began writing in order to cope with being raised in obscurity
by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. She escaped
small-town life and inadvertently acquired several degrees in Higher
Learning.
