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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

Theodora Goss

Theodora Goss’s only award entry in this dataset.

Published 2017 by Saga Press · 402 pages

Nebula · 2018

Finalist
Fantasy

On the ballot with

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Synopsis

Mary Jekyll, daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, discovers she has monstrous sisters — the offspring of other mad scientists from Victorian literature. Together with Diana Hyde, Catherine Moreau, Beatrice Rappaccini, and Justine Frankenstein, they investigate a series of murders across London with the help of Sherlock Holmes.

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Dark Fantasy
Gender & SexualityBiotech & Genetics

Details

Series
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club · Book 1
Author nationality
United States
ISBN
9781481466509