Metal from Heaven
- Authors
- Clarke, August
- Publisher
- Erewhon Books
- Tags
- fantasy; high fantasy; revenge story; revenge plot; science fantasy; political fantasy; industrial fantasy; body horror; climate fiction; retrofuturism; steampunk; low fantasy; high fantasy; labor fiction; labor politics; unions; class politics; courtly intrigue; environmentalism; industrialization; lesbian fiction; lgbtq fantasy; queer fantasy; queer fiction; scapegracers; h.a. clarke; hannah abigail clarke; h. a. clarke; the scapegracers; scratch daughters; feast makers; industrial fantasy; eco-fantasy; unionizing; union politics; workers rights; debut novel; queer; lesbian; vengeance; strike
- Date
- 2024-10-22
- Size
- 1.15 MB
- Lang
- en
For fans ofThe Princess Brideand Gideon the Ninth: a bloodylesbian revenge tale and political fantasy setin a glittering world transformed by industrial change andsimmering class warfare. Ichorite is progress. More durable and malleable than steel, ichorite is the lifeblood of a dawning industrial revolution. Yann I. Chauncey owns the sole means of manufacturing this valuable metal, but his workers, who risk their health and safety daily, are on strike. They demand Chauncey research the hallucinatory illness befalling them, a condition they call "being lustertouched." Marney Honeycutt, a lustertouched child worker, stands proud at the picket line with her best friend and family. That's when Chauncey sends in the guns. Only Marney survives the massacre. She vows bloody vengeance. A decade later, Marney is the nation's most notorious highwayman, and Chauncey's daughter seeks an opportune marriage....