num_pages: 224
description: Mongrel Trilogy: Book ThreeThe closing-day flea market at the Marvelous Mechanical Circus always draws a colorful crowd but salesman Will Marchman doesnt expect to see a large elaborate gold wagon on the plazaespecially one called the Spiritorium. The wagons exotic looking owner claims he can perform cleansings and siphonings via a miracle-working machine housed within. He can supposedly flush the wickedness out of people and places.The Spiritorium appears in the Mongrel village of Taintwell the next day setting off a potentially tragic chain of events that begins with a shocking revelation. To make matters worse Fanule Perfidor de facto mayor and Wills lover has been neglecting to take the tonic that stabilizes his moods. Besieged by his illness Fan drives Will away. Then Fans best friend vampire Clancy Marrowbone vanishes causing a rift between him and his mortal lover. Then Will disappears.As Fan regains control of his mind he knows what he must do to save his village and the people most important to him. He must solve the mystery of the Spiritorium and confront a man hed hoped never to see again.
language: English
title: Machine
publisher: Dreamspinner Press