InthesequeltotheNebulafinalistTheStrangeCaseoftheAlchemist’sDaughter,MaryJekyllandtherestofthedaughtersofmadscientistsfromliteratureembarkonamadcapadventureacrossEuropetorescueanothermonstrousgirlandstoptheAlchemicalSociety’snefariousplansonceandforall.MaryJekyll’slifehasbeenpeacefulsinceshehelpedSherlockHolmesandDr.WatsonsolvetheWhitechapelMurders.BeatriceRappaccini,CatherineMoreau,JustineFrankenstein,andMary’ssisterDianaHydehavesettledintotheJekyllhouseholdinLondon,andalthoughtheysometimesquarrel,themembersoftheAthenaClubgetalongaswellasanyfiveyoungwomenwithverydifferentpersonalities.AtleasttheycanalwaysrelyonMrs.Poole.ButwhenMaryreceivesatelegramthatLucindaVanHelsinghasbeenkidnapped,theAthenaClubmusttraveltotheAustro-HungarianEmpiretorescueyetanotheryoungwomanwhohasbeensubjectedtohorrificexperimentation.WhereisLucinda,andwhathasProfessorVanHelsingbeendoingtohisdaughter?CanMary,Diana,Beatrice,andJustinereachherintime?RacingagainsttheclocktosaveLucindafromcertaindoom,theAthenaClubembarksonamadcapjourneyacrossEurope.FromParistoViennatoBudapest,Maryandherfriendsmustmakenewallies,faceoldenemies,andfinallyconfrontthefearsome,secretiveAlchemicalSociety.It’stimeforthesemonstrousgentlewomentoovercomethepastandcreatetheirowndestinies.
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