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Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capturea reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.
Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capturea reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.
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The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club
3 books in catalog
Combining Victorian Gothic fiction, fantasy, and feminist reimaginings of classic literature, the Athena Club trilogy reimagines famous literary creations from female perspectives. Theodora Goss introduced this series with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, following the daughters of classic monster creators as they form an investigative alliance in nineteenth-century London.
Born in Budapest, Hungary, on September 30, 1968, Goss lived in Brussels before immigrating with her mother to the United States, where she became an American citizen. Her academic background spans multiple disciplines: she earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and both a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from Boston University. She later worked as a Master Lecturer in rhetoric at Boston University while establishing her career as a fiction writer, poet, and scholar. Her published work includes short fiction, poetry collections, novellas, anthologies, and critical essays, earning honors such as the World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Awards alongside nominations for the Nebula and Seiun Awards.
Goss frequently explores the intersections of myth, fairy tales, and nineteenth-century speculative fiction. Her narratives often re-examine canonical literary tropes by centering marginalized female characters, such as the daughters of fictional monsters or figures from classic folklore. Her writing routinely crosses genre boundaries, blending historic European settings with fantastical elements, female agency, and academic literary context. Format innovation also marks her bibliographical output, demonstrated in projects ranging from co-edited anthologies like Interfictions to accordion-formatted novellas like The Thorn and the Blossom.
3 books in catalog
Combining Victorian Gothic fiction, fantasy, and feminist reimaginings of classic literature, the Athena Club trilogy reimagines famous literary creations from female perspectives. Theodora Goss introduced this series with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, following the daughters of classic monster creators as they form an investigative alliance in nineteenth-century London.
Born in Budapest, Hungary, on September 30, 1968, Goss lived in Brussels before immigrating with her mother to the United States, where she became an American citizen. Her academic background spans multiple disciplines: she earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and both a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy from Boston University. She later worked as a Master Lecturer in rhetoric at Boston University while establishing her career as a fiction writer, poet, and scholar. Her published work includes short fiction, poetry collections, novellas, anthologies, and critical essays, earning honors such as the World Fantasy, Locus, and Mythopoeic Awards alongside nominations for the Nebula and Seiun Awards.
Goss frequently explores the intersections of myth, fairy tales, and nineteenth-century speculative fiction. Her narratives often re-examine canonical literary tropes by centering marginalized female characters, such as the daughters of fictional monsters or figures from classic folklore. Her writing routinely crosses genre boundaries, blending historic European settings with fantastical elements, female agency, and academic literary context. Format innovation also marks her bibliographical output, demonstrated in projects ranging from co-edited anthologies like Interfictions to accordion-formatted novellas like The Thorn and the Blossom.
