Thief. Pauper. Magic addict. Alexander Asherton, Ash to his friends, has reached the low point of his life. A once promising future with the Church of England has given way to a clandestine organization which tracks and collects items of a magical nature. They provide the elixirs that keep Ash alive, and in exchange he uses the power the elixirs grant to 'acquire' what they desire. If he succeeds, he lives. If he fails, he dies. The arrangement is simple enough...until his latest assignment becomes personal: recover an item in the possession of his former wife, Aimee. Thus is Ash drawn into a past he had hoped to leave behind as he unravels Aimee's deadly secrets. But it is her association with Duke Schaever that draws Ash into an even darker - and stranger - world, for the Duke is determined to expand his influence through the merging of magic and science. The Duke will do anything to protect his secret, and its discovery will bring about the end of either Aimee or Ash. Or both.

This Strange Engine

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ligon, Philip

Science Fiction

Createspace Independent Pub

This Strange Engine (Strange Engine Series)

Fantasy

Jumpmaster Press

This Mysterious Engine (Strange Engine Series)

Romance

Paranormal

This Strange Engine (1)

Thief. Pauper. Magic addict. Alexander Asherton, Ash to his friends, has reached the low point of his life. A once promising future with the Church of England has given way to a clandestine organization which tracks and collects items of a magical nature. They provide the elixirs that keep Ash alive, and in exchange he uses the power the elixirs grant to ‘acquire’ what they desire. If he succeeds, he lives. If he fails, he dies. The arrangement is simple enough…until his latest assignment becomes personal: recover an item in the possession of his former wife, Aimee. Thus is Ash drawn into a past he had hoped to leave behind as he unravels Aimee’s deadly secrets. But it is her association with Duke Schaever that draws Ash into an even darker – and stranger – world, for the Duke is determined to expand his influence through the merging of magic and science. The Duke will do anything to protect his secret. Its discovery will bring about the end of either Aimee or Ash - or both!

The Newquist Corporation

From Dragon Award-nominated author Philip Ligon comes the magical conclusion to The Engine Series. Life is pain. No one knows it better than Ash. If redemption comes through sacrifice, thief-on-the-run Ash has paid for it many times over. Yet he finds no relief. Nothing can hide him as the Duke's bloodhounds close in. Ash has many masters, but none of them come to his aid. In his desperation he returns to the church he abandoned for magic and addiction, and the mercy it offers him is too much to bear. The Duke plans to open their world to invading Orcs, and Ash cannot abandon his home to war and destruction. The only way he can save them all is to lose himself in magic again. And this time he might not come back from it. Philip Ligon continues to enchant readers with his vivid portrayal of steampunk Victorian England and down-on-his-luck thief Ash. This final adventure is sure to please fans of the series. Can Ash finally redeem himself? Or will he lose himself in magic? Read the conclusion to this fantastical tale of redemption and magic today!

This Deadly Engine (3)

Silver Empire

Life is pain. No one knows it better than Ash.If redemption comes through sacrifice, thief-on-the-run Ash has paid for it many times over. Yet he finds no relief. Nothing can hide him as the Duke's bloodhounds close in.Ash has many masters, but none of them come to his aid. In his desperation he returns to the church he abandoned for magic and addiction, and the mercy it offers him is too much to bear. The Duke plans to open their world to invading Orcs, and Ash cannot abandon his home to war and destruction.The only way he can save them all is to lose himself in magic again. And this time he might not come back from it.Philip Ligon continues to enchant readers with his vivid portrayal of steampunk Victorian England and down-on-his-luck thief Ash. This final adventure is sure to please fans of the series.

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