{"title":"The Curiosity Collection from Colin Edmonds","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Curiosity Collection from Colin Edmonds | Caffeine Nights Books\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Curiosity Collection is a series of richly imagined steampunk mysteries from British author Colin Edmonds, featuring the irresistible duo of Michael Magister and Phoebe Le Breton — a music hall stage illusionist and his partner, who find themselves drawn into adventures that span time travel, dark conspiracies, and the gaslit world of Victorian intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteam, Smoke \u0026amp; Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e introduces Magister and Le Breton in a story that blends the theatrical world of the Victorian music hall with genuine mystery and supernatural menace. \u003cem\u003eThe Lazarus Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Nostradamus Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Magister Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e deepen the mythology across four paperback volumes that reward readers who love their steampunk with wit, warmth, and a strong sense of period atmosphere. \u003cem\u003eThe Windsor Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e is also available as a free eBook — the ideal starting point for new readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere do I start with the Curiosity Collection?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStart with \u003cem\u003eThe Windsor Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e, available as a free eBook, or \u003cem\u003eSteam, Smoke \u0026amp; Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e in paperback — both serve as excellent introductions to Magister and Le Breton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does this series differ from Paul Eccentric's steampunk?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere Paul Eccentric's work is epic and saga-driven, Edmonds' Curiosity Collection is more intimate and mystery-focused — think Victorian detective fiction with steampunk sensibility rather than grand adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"steam-smoke-mirrors-colin-edmondss","title":"Steam, Smoke \u0026 Mirrors - Colin Edmonds","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA steampunk murder mystery featuring two unlikely detectives, along with plenty of Victorian Music Hall, stage magic, history, and conspiracy.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first novel in the award-winning series, featuring music hall illusionists, Michael Magister and Phoebe Le Breton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e When a Music Hall hypnotist escapes from the London County Asylum she leaves a single word on the wall of her cell, scrawled in blood: \"MAGISTER.\" Terror then stalks the capital's streets as the killing spree begins. 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TERRORISED by a deadly gas, primed to wipe out the Government... With great reluctance, what else can Superintendent William Melville of the Special Branch do but, once again, send for ... THE MAGICIANS!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen not performing two sold-out shows every night, Music Hall Steampunk illusionists and consultants to Scotland Yard, slick-talking Michael Magister and the feisty Phoebe Le Breton, must solve the crime of the century, while saving the nation from a conclave of fiendish psychopaths led by the crazed renegade Jesuit known only as `The Black Bishop'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the sequel to their acclaimed debut in `Steam, Smoke \u0026amp; Mirrors', who dare Michael and Phoebe trust in this dark Victorian world of weird science, conspiracy and the occult? Murder and malevolence, treachery and tragedy - all must surely be inevitable! 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