Intrigue! Subterfuge! Circus Folk!In a time when the Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare, mad science rules the world with mixed success.With the help of Krosp, Emperor of All Cats, Agatha has escaped from the massive airship known as Castle Wulfenbach. After crashing their escape dirigible, Agatha and Krosp fall in with Master Paynes Circus of Adventure, a traveling troupe of performers dedicated to staging Heterodyne showsdramatizations of the exploits of Bill and Barry Heterodyne and their allieswho are unaware of Agatha's connection to the Heterodyne line.Pursued by the ruthless Baron Klaus Wulfenbach, his handsome son Gil, and their minions (not to mention Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer), Agatha hides in plain sight among the circus folk, servicing their clanks and proving herself adept in performing the role of Lucrezia Mongfish, nemesis toand later wife ofBarry Heterodyne. She also begins training under Zeetha, swordmistress and princess of the lost city of Skifander. Together, Agatha, Krosp, and the performers travel across the treacherous wasteland of war-torn Europa, towards Mechanicsburg, and the ancestral home of the HeterodynesCastle Heterodyne.But with many perils standing in her wayincluding Wulfenbach's crack troops, mysterious Geisterdamen, savage Jgermonsters, and the fabled Storm Kingit's going to take more than a spark of Mad Science for Agatha to get throughFrom Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of the multiple WCCA and Hugo Award-winning webcomic Girl Genius, comes Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess, a gaslamp fantasy filled to bursting with Adventure! Romance! And Mad Science!
