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The Gilded Scarab

Lancaster's Luck, Book 1

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The Gilded Scarab

By: Anna Butler
Narrated by: Gary Furlong
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Book one in the Lancaster's Luck M/M steampunk trilogy.

When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium's Aero Corps after crashing his aerofighter during the Second Boer War, his eyesight is damaged permanently, and his career as a fighter pilot is over. Returning to London in late November 1899, he's lost the skies he loved, has no place in a society ruled by an elite oligarchy of powerful Houses, and is hard up, homeless, and in desperate need of a new direction in life. Everything changes when he buys a coffeehouse near the Britannic Imperium Museum in Bloomsbury, the haunt of Aegyptologists. For the first time in years, Rafe is free to be himself.

In a city powered by luminiferous aether and phlogiston, and where powerful men use House assassins to target their rivals, Rafe must navigate dangerous politics, deal with a jealous and possessive ex-lover, learn to make the best coffee in London, and fend off murder and kidnap attempts before he can find happiness with the man he loves.

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©2019, 2020, 2022 Anna Butler (P)2022 Decent Fellows Press Romance Science Fiction Steampunk Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction England
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I've been wanting to find this on audio for ages. I'm so glad it's here! The story does start a little slowly but it's all great setup for not only the rest of the book but also the series as a whole - which is wonderful.

Gary Furlong does a fantastic job (as usual) and embodies Rafe Lancaster so well. I can't wait for the next book!

A great series started really well

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Steampunk at its best. The story is set in London at the end of Queen Victoria’s reign. Of course it is in an alternative universe where steam rules. Clannish like high families also rule. Assassinations are common and sodomy is illegal much as it was in our own universe at that time. A romance between the scion of the highest placed family and a recalcitrant member of a lesser one was always going to be difficult. Imagine then if a love triangle is actually also involved. Wonderful world building; excellent characterisation and a very well paced delivery all make this an excellent story as does the very pleasing narration. I highly recommend it and have already bought the next two books and audibles as I am definitely hooked.

Intriguing Adventure

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