Only 1 woman may stop the world from descending into endless war, in the thrilling new series in the world of the Gas-Lit Empire

The year is 2012. The nations of the world are bound collectively in an alliance of collective protection, overseen by the International Patent Workplace, and its ruthless stranglehold on technology.

When airships start disappearing in the middle of the Atlantic, the Patent Office is desperate to discover what has happened. Forbidden to operate beyond the territorial waters of member countries, they send spies to investigate in secret.

One particular spies is Elizabeth Barnabus. She must overcome her dislike from the managing Patent Workplace, disguise herself as a man, and take to the sea in search of the floating nation of pirates who threaten the globe order.