Introducing: Hattie Strathmore
Hattie Strathmore hasn't gone round the world like Phileas Fogg in Mssr. Vern's sensational novel, mostly because the paper she works for, the Sydney Herald (est. 1831, Australia's longest running paper) doesn't have the budget. It does send here all around the Pacific and well into Asia, as she covers business and political news from Singapore, Nanking, Hong Kong, and every other strategic port from Vladivostok down to Christchurch and from Ceylon West to Sapporo.
The rival Daily Telegraph made a bid for her just two years ago, notably after the Fever seized her and left her a snark, good on'em for standing up for a Boojum.
Victoria and Albert rule over a steam-powered British Empire that spans two worlds. Thanks to the portal knows as the Rabbit Hole, a train ride away from London lies the Grosvenor Land, a new world of fertile plains, towering mountains, giant insects and Babylonians with weird science zombies. Seems they got there first, three thousand years ago, and they're not exactly the welcoming sort. The Saurid tribes, lizard-like folk who ride theropods and pteranodons, complicate matters further. Back home on Earth, clockwork engineering has brought mechanical computing to the world, and micro-steam engines drive airships through the sky. Stranger things are afoot, too, as a bit of magic seems to have come into the world with the opening of the portal. People are changing. Secret societies are finding their ancient occult practices a bit more effective. Who knows what might be lurking in the forests these days, or in that shipment from China
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 18 March, 2025.
