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Who do the Court of Crows use to carry out their judgements?
Me.
Why do they use me?
Because they know I will do anything to get Callie back.
Killing monsters is all very well but you don't understand the meaning of the word 'monsters' until the Court of Crows use you.
The Court of Crows is not something you want to experience more than once. But you have no choice if they want something from you.
You have no say about where they send you, or...
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After the unfortunate destruction of a safe house (and probably a village as well), high in the Snowdonian mountains, Sir Percival, Glenys, and I are in Rhyl, the Brighton of the North Wales coast. For the first time I can remember my bright pink hair is not a topic of conversation as Rhyl's inhabitants, both male and female, are undergoing a fad of sporting brightly coloured hair of their own. But, underneath the sensuous skies and romantic gaslight...
3) Katherine
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Katherine, my lover, has disappeared. The only clue to her whereabouts is an empty envelope addressed to her at a town she's never mentioned. What is her connection with Mistress Velda's Emporium of the Arcane Arts, and the town of Southend-on-Sea? And why, before my search for her has even begun, does a stranger leave, a note telling me to forget her?
What danger will I find by following my heart?
4) Mr Tok
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A murderous attack at Queen Victoria's Annual Inventor's Exhibition is the latest in a series by the mysterious Mr Tok. Because of the danger posed to Her Majesty the Government is on high alert.
The secret Department Sir Percival (connoisseur of Cossack Horserider Weekly) and I, Miss Alice Lovelady (seeker after Sapphic love), work for inform us we must forego further aetheric experimentation and put a stop to Mr Tok's homicidal activities.
But,...
5) Snow Beast
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After arriving back in Britain from Venice Sir Percival and I are sent into hiding by the secret Government Department we work for. Rumours have reached them that our lives are in even more danger from the Men of the Cog after destroying their experimental cold-aether apparatus.
The secret house we are sent to is located in a remote village in the midst of the Snowdonia mountains of North Wales. In this splendid isolation, Sir Percival has been instructed...
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The Court of Crows is not something you want to experience more than once.
But you have no choice if they want something from you.
You have no say about where they send you,
or even when they send you.
Do the job they give you and hope they bring you back.
The townsfolk turn a blind-eye to a lesbian couple (and their flying cat) living on the outskirts, but we're the first they call if there's a monster that needs killing.
Life would be far sweeter...
7) Splinters
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A seemingly accidental encounter in Victorian London threatens not just the Court of Crows-sanctioned assassination Callie and I are on,but also the love between us.Have my feelings for Callie merely been implanted in me by the Court so they could blackmail me into being their killer?How can I discover the truth when reality is whateverthe Court decides?
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The Court of Crows has splintered.
Will they now leave Evie alone?
Think again.
An envoy for one of the factions arrives to say that we must repair the Court. I'd much prefer it no longer existed, but Evie agrees and where she goes I go, as well as Din, our flying cat.
Just how are we meant to repair the Court?
And if we do, will it ever forgive us?
10) The Caspian Star
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A new age of peace is ushered in by the inaugural visit to Britain of the Russian royal family in their state airship, the Czar Nicholas.
Sir Percival (plus guest – me!) has been invited to the occasion and I look forward to viewing the ship's interior designed by Gustav Faberge using (rumour has it) at least two fortunes in gold and gems, as well as the world's largest sapphire, the Caspian Star. Sir Percival is looking forward to viewing certain...
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After the airship we're traveling back to England on is damaged by a storm Sir Percival and I find ourselves in Venice. I decide to make use of the unplanned stop to achieve two of my dreams, riding in a Gondola, and going to visit the Venice Preservation Society, where the machinery preventing Venice from sinking is located.
But, things don't go as planned as we soon discover that terror stalks the canals. The Men of the Cog, the group responsible...
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Sent on the first available flight out of Britain to avoid questions concerning the destruction of a certain Russian airship, Sir Percival and I find ourselves in Egypt, the land of very large, very strange structures.
Not having travelled overseas before I'm determined to enjoy the experience but find myself having visions of strange beings, females worshipping me, and my violent death.
What do they mean? And what must I do to prevent my dream death...
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