The Iron Duke

View our feature on Meljean Brook's The Iron Duke. First in an all-new series where seductive danger and steampunk adventure abound in the gritty world of the Iron Seas.

After the Iron Duke freed England from Horde control, he instantly became a national hero. Now Rhys Trahaearn has built a merchant empire on the power-and fear-of his name. And when a dead body is dropped from an airship onto his doorstep, bringing Detective Inspector Mina Wentworth into his dangerous world, he intends to make her his next possession.

But when Mina uncovers the victim's identity, she stumbles upon a conspiracy that threatens the lives of everyone in England. To save them, Mina and Rhys must race across zombie-infested wastelands and treacherous oceans-and Mina discovers the danger is not only to her countrymen, as she finds herself tempted to give up everything to the Iron Duke.

Author: Meljean Brook
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 10/05/2010
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.52w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780425236673

Review Citation(s):
Romantic Times 10/01/2010 pg. 90 - Excellent
Booklist 10/01/2010 pg. 37
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2010
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 26

About the Author
Meljean was raised in the middle of the woods, and hid under her blankets at night with fairy tales, comic books, and romances. She left the forest and went on a misguided tour through the world of accounting, banking, and a (very) brief teaching career before focusing on her first loves, reading and writing--and she realized that monsters, superheroes, and happily-ever-afters are easily found between the covers, as well as under them, so she set out to make her own.Meljean lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and daughter.