Heart of Brass

About this book

*Heart of Brass* is a steampunk fantasy and the first book in The Antipodean Queen series. Emmeline Muchamore is a well-bred young lady hiding explosive family secrets. She needs to marry well, and quickly, in order to keep her family respectable. But when her brass heart malfunctions, she makes a desperate choice to steal the parts she needs to repair it and survive. She is unable to explain her actions without revealing she has a steam-powered heart, so she is arrested for theft and transported to Victoria, Australia – right in the midst of the Gold Rush. Now that she’s escaped the bounds of high society, iron manacles cannot hold her for long. The only metal that really matters is gold.

Reader Profile

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· 306 pages · ≈ 5 h 40 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Heart of Brass?

About ≈ 5 h 40 m — 306 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mHeart of Brass~5 h 40 m

How many pages is Heart of Brass?

306 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Heart of Brass306

What genre is Heart of Brass?

It sits on the Fantasy, Fiction shelves.

Is Heart of Brass in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Heart of Brass?

Felicity Banks.