The Beckoning Void

By: Patrick LeClerc

Narrated by: Emily Mount

Emelia DuMond is an actress, her skill at adopting and changing her identity lifting her from her humble beginnings to success on the stage of Victorian London. And to the attention of the Ghost Society, a secret organization who work to defend the world from threats of the paranormal. After centuries of seeking, the sinister Disciples of the Void have obtained an arcane book of great power. A power that could tear the veil between dimensions and plunge the world into a dark, unspeakable future.

Now she has recruited an aging soldier of fortune burdened by a conscience, the sword wielding daughter of an Afghan brigand and an airship whose captain escaped slavery during the Civil War by stealing a Confederate vessel.

Can Emelia and her band of plucky outcasts save the world from a cult of fanatics intent on unleashing an ancient horror?

The Beckoning Void is a tale of cunning plots, flashing swords, skillful piloting, witty repartee, and eldritch dread.

©2022 Patrick LeClerc (P)2023 Patrick LeClerc

Steampunk with Lovecraftian spice

I loved it! A little steampunk, a little alternative history, a lot of excellent swordplay. A team of well fleshed out characters against a potential apocalypse. The antagonists are heroic without being cartoonish supermen and the villains are completely evil with the exception of one who is all too human. Excellent story line. The world presented is wonderfully painted in full rich color. This is one of those books that you wish were longer and you’re sorry to finish. I hope Patrick Leclerc turns this into a series. Semper Fi Brother. Bravo Zulu