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Is part of The Electric Empire Series Viola Carr , 2015 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The Diabolical Miss Hyde
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'Magic, mystery, and romance mix in this edgy retelling of the classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde–in which Dr. Eliza Jekyll is the daughter of the infamous Henry

'In an electric-powered Victorian London, Dr. Eliza Jekyll is a crime scene investigator, hunting killers with inventive new technological gadgets. Now, a new killer is splattering London with blood, drugging beautiful women and slicing off their limbs. Catching "the Chopper" could make Eliza's career—or get her burned. Because Eliza has a dark secret. A seductive second self, set free by her father's forbidden magical elixir: wild, impulsive Lizzie Hyde.

'When the Royal Society sends their enforcer, the mercurial Captain Lafayette, to prove she's a sorceress, Eliza must resist the elixir with all her power. But as the Chopper case draws her into London's luminous, magical underworld, Eliza will need all the help she can get. Even if it means getting close to Lafayette, who harbors an evil curse of his own.

'Even if it means risking everything and setting vengeful Lizzie free . . . ' (Publication summary)

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Notes

  • Steampunk note: This story plays on the proto-steampunk elements of the classic Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, taking inspiration through the split person of the central protagonist. The steampunk here combines advanced pseudo-Victorian technology with fantastical elements such as magic and werewolves.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with Australian Fantasy Fiction and Japan because it has a Japanese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Voyager ,       2015 .
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      Extent: 444p.
      Note/s:
      • Published February 10th 2015
      ISBN: 9780062363084 (pbk.), 0062363085 (pbk.)
Alternative title: 二重人格探偵エリザ : 嗤う双面神
Transliterated title: Nijūjinkaku tantei eriza: warau yanusu
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
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      Japan,
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      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Harper Collins Japan ,       2016 .
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      Extent: 607p.
      ISBN: 9784596550255
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  • Also sound recording.
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  • London,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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