Prosperity · #3
Squamous with a Chance of Rain
Dear Dr. Howard,
The enclosed comprises the complete personal correspondence of Patient #137 prior to her admittance to Bethlem Royal Hospital.
It is my hope that these documents will provide valuable insight into the events immediately preceding her current episode and may, therefore, usefully inform your treatment of her.
Since arrival, her behaviour has been characterised by long periods of docility, punctuated by outbursts of hysteria, in the grip of which she has seduced into deviant behaviour a nurse, a Quaker, and two representatives of the Fallen Women’s Society.
She has also spoken in unknown, inhuman languages, inscribed the floor with malignant, ever-shifting runes, and revealed to the other inmates an infinite sky of alien constellations, much to the distress of the staff.
I trust you will have greater success with her than we have.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. L. Phillips
The series
For your edification, we herein present the tales of Prosperity: diverting, thrilling, and instructive stories for gentlemen and ladies of discerning temperament and sound constitution.
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Inspired by true events that took place between the Great Phlogiston Rush of 1855 and the cataclysmic eruption that tore open the skies above England a decade later, this sensational collection chronicles the escapades of criminals, buccaneers, preachers, aethermancers, and madmen. Also a woman.
Airships! Skytowns! Krakens! Adventure! Danger! Passion!
Plus sundry educational notes and moral lessons.
While the stories are numbered in suggested reading order, all books but #1 (Prosperity) can be read out of order without affecting the reading experience. There Will Be Phlogiston may also be read first. However, for maximum enjoyment, we strongly recommend you read Prosperity first, then pick and choose as suits your tastes.
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