The Dark Red Lacquer Of The Heart

The SteamDuck Series #2

by MCM

Archimedes, the fowlish innovator of all things fantastical, is fresh from an uncomfortable situation with Thomas Edison when he stumbles upon a case of blossoming love ... between an automaton and a barmaid. Despite his best intentions (and those of Finley the telekinetic fish), Archimedes finds that wooing a young lady is not as easy as the how-to pamphlet would have you believe. Now, with his reputation on the line, our hero must bring the two souls together before circumstances and/or sharp gears tear them apart!

18 pages

First published July 21, 2008

About the author

MCM is the author of books like "The Vector", "The App", "Fission Chips" and the livewritten novels "Typhoon", "The New Real", and "Arkady and Kain". He also wrote and illustrated the anti-DRM fable “The Pig and the Box”, which has been translated into 18 languages and read over one million times by people across the globe. In his spare time, he creates TV series like "RollBots", playing all over the world RIGHT NOW. He lives in Ottawa and Victoria, Canada, because timezones are awesome!

Reviews

[MCM MCM · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote this book, so my rating is probably not entirely objective. It just felt odd to have it on my shelf without any stars...

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