In a world powered by steam and clockwork, Alasdair Finch has built a reputation as a gifted mechanic. But when his beloved brother Oliver dies, grief drives him to the unthinkable. Using gears, steel, and forbidden knowledge, Alasdair brings Oliver back to life.
The resurrection is a miracle gone wrong. Oliver returns changed, more machine than man, and soon the story of Frankenstein sweeps through the city, exposing the brothers to suspicion and fear. Hunted by those who would destroy them both, Alasdair must confront the line between invention and monstrosity before it consumes them all.
Mackenzi Lee’s This Monstrous Thing is a brilliantly inventive gothic fantasy, blending reimagined history, clockwork science, and the tragic heart of brotherhood.
