Guild Chronicles

The fabled artifact known as the Emerald Tablet exists. Yes, it is the ancient source of knowledge for the powerful Alchemist Guild. What the Guild doesn't know is the stone holds a terrible secret that goes beyond time and space, and there is more than one group willing do anything to get the Emerald Tablet. Rose, Violet, and little Rosie have settled into fancy new digs in upscale Paddington. Things get weird when the recluse Preston Gilchrist shows up on the doorstep, after three years living as a shut-in. Preston needs Rose's help finding his long-lost love, Lorelei Traube, the alchemist responsible for inventing the crucible process. To find Lorelei Preston and Rose must travel the globe in an old airship piloted by the famous Vanderbilt Valkyrie, Reidun Falk. The crew stops in Berlin, Constantinople, and Königsberg looking for more clues. Along the way, their paths cross with actual historical characters-Sir James Maxwell and Thomas Edison, as well as mythological creatures and characters. Preston and his dark passenger Azul work to solve the trail of puzzles left behind by Lorelei while Rose battles Prussian commandos, an ancient order of wizards, all trying to get their hands-on Lorelei. When the truth comes out Rose's collection of gadgets and supernatural powers may not be enough to deal with what the stone's secret. It may require the ancient wisdom of Preston's alter ego Azul to save humanity.

The price to know this secret is your life! On the other side of the Aether is a dirty and dangerous London filled with marvelous steam-powered machines and magic. Detective 'Dolly' Williamson's job is to keep the cesspool from growing bigger. He loves when he just gets a simple murder. Follow the clues, catch the culprit. One man's way to shrink the stink of the streets. That won't happen this Sunday morning. On this Sunday, he is called to the poshest part of London to the swanky home of Sir Francis Chilton. The head of a prestigious merchant bank lending to the kings, queens, and the mechanists of Europe. When the detective saw the corpse, he knew he would need the help of Sister Rose Caldwell, the White Witch of London. Chilton wouldn't spit on Rose Caldwell if she were on fire, but if anyone is going to figure out who turned Chilton into a crispy corpse, it will be the metaphysicist Rose Caldwell. The case takes a turn when France's death cult shows up, and Dolly is forced to work with the Necronists. They know who the murderer is and are hell-bent on bringing the suspect back to France. Dolly suspects they want to find the murderer for other reasons than justice. More of London's well-to-do are turned into lifeless husks while Rose and Dolly put the pieces together. The race is on to find the murderer before the Necronsits can do the same. The bloody trail leads to a shocking family secret. This secret won't die and has come back to haunt all those who took part in the cover-up.