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|writer = Paul Magrs | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|main character = [[Martha Danby]] | |main character = Mrs [[Martha Danby]] | ||
|main setting = Sussex | |main setting = Sussex | ||
|release date = [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | |release date = [[19 January (releases)|19 January]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] | ||
|publisher = CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | |publisher = CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ||
|format = Paperback book, 238 pages | |format = Paperback book, 238 pages | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-5075-8739-3 | ||
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'''''Mrs Danby and Company''''' was a [[steampunk]]<ref name="Fiction">[https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2015/05/21/paul-magrs-magic-and-mystery/ Paul Magrs: Magic and Mystery]</ref> novel written by Paul Magrs that used elements introduced in his series ''[[The Brenda and Effie Mysteries (series)|The Brenda and Effie Mysteries]]'' and his novel ''[[666 Charing Cross Road (novel)|666 Charing Cross Road]]''. It was published in [[15 January (releases)|January]] [[2015]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | |||
When world-famous detective [[Nightshade Jones]] of [[Balcombe Street]] retires to [[Sussex]] to look after hornets, housekeeper Mrs [[Martha Danby]] packs her bags and sets off on a luxury [[cruise]] on the doomed [[SS Utopia]]. En route to the dazzling city of [[New York City|New York]], she soon meets legendary [[vampire]]-[[slayer]] [[Abraham Van Halfling]], who claims his [[demon]]-[[hunt]]ing [[day]]s are over. But soon the pair are embroiled in a series of wild adventures when, one stormy evening, the irascible and brilliant Professor [[Zarathustra]] stomps aboard, brimming with outlandish tales of giant [[cephalopod]]s, guarding an ancient lost city at the bottom of the Atlantic. Our heroes are drawn into a steampunky adventure involving disaster at sea, evil underwater backwards-speaking arachnids, an [[elixir]] of eternal youth, vampires in [[Central Park]], sinister Eastern travel agents, a swift trip to [[Mars]] and an altogether rollicking time in an early, rather hectic portion of the [[20th century|Twentieth Century]]. It would be altogether splendid if you were to join Mrs Danby and Company in doing their level best to save the world! | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | |||
* Mrs [[Martha Danby]] | |||
* [[Nightshade Jones]] | |||
* [[Abraham Van Halfling]] | |||
* Professor [[Zarathustra]] | |||
''more to be added'' | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Notes == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* [[Servo-furnishing|Robotic furniture]] first appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sick Building (novel)|Sick Building]]''. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{elx|page url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mrs-Danby-Company-Paul-Magrs/dp/1507587392#featureBulletsAndDetailBullets_feature_div|page name=''Mrs Danby and Company''|website url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/|website name=Amazon}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Spin-offs}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | |||
[[Category:2015 novels]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in New York City]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in Sussex]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:21, 9 November 2023
Mrs Danby and Company was a steampunk[1] novel written by Paul Magrs that used elements introduced in his series The Brenda and Effie Mysteries and his novel 666 Charing Cross Road. It was published in January 2015.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When world-famous detective Nightshade Jones of Balcombe Street retires to Sussex to look after hornets, housekeeper Mrs Martha Danby packs her bags and sets off on a luxury cruise on the doomed SS Utopia. En route to the dazzling city of New York, she soon meets legendary vampire-slayer Abraham Van Halfling, who claims his demon-hunting days are over. But soon the pair are embroiled in a series of wild adventures when, one stormy evening, the irascible and brilliant Professor Zarathustra stomps aboard, brimming with outlandish tales of giant cephalopods, guarding an ancient lost city at the bottom of the Atlantic. Our heroes are drawn into a steampunky adventure involving disaster at sea, evil underwater backwards-speaking arachnids, an elixir of eternal youth, vampires in Central Park, sinister Eastern travel agents, a swift trip to Mars and an altogether rollicking time in an early, rather hectic portion of the Twentieth Century. It would be altogether splendid if you were to join Mrs Danby and Company in doing their level best to save the world!
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mrs Martha Danby
- Nightshade Jones
- Abraham Van Halfling
- Professor Zarathustra
more to be added
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Robotic furniture first appeared in PROSE: Sick Building.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mrs Danby and Company on Amazon
