num_pages: 325
description: For fans of Caraval and The Greatest Showman: a quest for fame and fortune in a stardust-powered empire brings debt, scandal, and danger in spades. The Electrical Menagerie, one-of-a-kind robotic roadshow, is bankrupt. Sylvester Carthage, illusionist and engineer, has the eccentric imagination the Menagerie needs to succeed creatively — but none of the people skills. Fast-talking Arbrook Huxley, meanwhile, has all the savvy the Menagerie needs to succeed commercially — but none of the scruples. To save their show, Carthage &amp; Huxley stake everything in a royal talent competition, vying for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform for the Future Celestial Queen. In this stardust-and-spark-powered empire of floating islands and flying trains, the Menagerie's bid at fame and fortune means weathering the glamorous and cutthroat world of critics, high society, and rival magicians — but with real conspiracy lurking beneath tabloid controversy, there's more at stake in this contest than the prize. Behind the glittery haze of flash paper and mirrors, every competitor has something to hide… and it’s the lies Carthage &amp; Huxley tell each other that may cost them everything. ______________________________________"Dazzles from start to finish. In Carthage &amp; Huxley, Sherlock &amp; Watson fans will find another dynamic duo whose ready wit and sizzling banter (and inevitable personality clashes) never fail to delight. You'll be calling for an encore performance." Gillian Bronte Adams, author of The Songkeeper Chronicles"The stuff that fandoms are built on." Kyle Robert Shultz, author of Beaumont &amp; Beasley ______________________________________The Celestial Isles is a new series for fans of steampunk, science fiction, and fairy tales.
title: The Electrical Menagerie
publisher: Writeratops