{"product_id":"paragon-of-the-eccentric-terry-kroenung-9781737894704","title":"Paragon of the Eccentric","description":"Winner of the Colorado Gold Literary Award for Speculative Fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if \u003ci\u003eWar of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e wasn't the whole story? What if the Martians had help...human help? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an alternate 1887 England, mysterious little cylinders have been landing in the countryside for a generation, hidden in meteor showers. During that same time, incredible advances have occurred in aeronautics, weaponry, robotics, and genetics. Coincidence? Or are shadowy groups preparing Earth for a terrible fate? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he is attacked by ferocious beast-men and a ray gun-wielding aviator while aiding a tentacled prostitute, Shakespearean actor and government agent Montague Paragon knows something weird and threatening is afoot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoes it involve the mysterious Dr. Moreau and his fiendish genetic experiments? Why are winged gargoyles abducting people in broad daylight? Who killed a corrupt Member of Parliament with black smoke? What are the deadly little tripods that are stalking Paragon with heat rays? What secret is the saintly Dr. Jekyll keeping? Who is behind the rash of murders of famous inventors? Why have Edison, Westinghouse, and their peers been dispatched? And how is all of this connected to those cylinders falling from space? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWounded in body and mind by the Zulu War and a dreadful childhood experience, Paragon must overcome his many demons on the way to saving the world...again. With his partners, Aesthete author Oscar Wilde and famed male impersonator Vesta Tilley, along with his oh-so-proper brass valet Mervyn, he ventures into a world of genetically-modified assassins, rogue automatons, ornithopter dogfights, four-armed white apes, and human traitors aiding an unimaginably foreign enemy in the subjugation of mankind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the top of Paragon's worries: is the impossibly-seductive Lady Ambergris Kalmaar as helpful as she seems, or is she leading him by the trousers into a deadly trap? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eParagon of the Eccentric\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, fast-paced Steampunk adventure. Imagine Dr. Frankenstein creating a Penny Dreadful hero from parts of James Bond, Lord Peter Whimsy, and the Scarlet Pimpernel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Kroenung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173789470X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737894704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rare Moon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Terry Kroenung","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927895331071,"sku":"9781737894704","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4ba58d1-532c-4f04-907d-a14d480c8c3d.jpg?v=1749373302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paragon-of-the-eccentric-terry-kroenung-9781737894704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}