Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude (A Seven Story Collection)
Description
Imagine an alternate steampunk history where ghosts and demons are a normal part of life. Families known as the Great Houses control the economy of the Great States of America and the middle class and the lower class Irish sole purpose is to not only to serve them, but to rid their lives of supernatural beings.
Discover the life of Medium and Spirit Photographer, Andrew O'Sullivan, before he went to work for ex-Pinkerton detective, Samuel Hunter in The Devil Within. Search for demons (human and otherwise) alongside Granville Woods in The Demons of Liberty Row. And learn why Caitlin O'Sullivan must hide who she is from those closest to her in The Secret of Kage House.
Compiled together for the first time are seven stories based on the popular comic Boston Metaphysical Society. The collection also includes Steampunk Rat and The Secret in addition to the short stories, The Clockwork Man (published in eSteampunk Magazine) and The Way Home (previously published in the A1/Atomic Press Anthology). All stories are prequels to the comic and do not contain any spoilers.
The book also includes line art by Emily Hu.
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Madeleine Holly-Rosing is the writer/creator of the steampunk supernatural graphic novel, prose, and audio drama series, Boston Metaphysical Society. Winner of the Sloan Fellowship for screenwriting, and the Gold Aurora and Bronze Telly for a PSA produced by Women In Film, she has also won numerous awards while completing the UCLA MFA Program in Screenwriting. Originally self-published, Source Point Press re-published the first six issues and the trade paperback of Boston Metaphysical Society and has picked up the four sequels. She has also run twelve successful crowdfunding campaigns, and published the book, Kickstarter for the Independent Creator.
The first novel in the series, Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets, was awarded a Silver Medal in the SciFi/Fantasy category as well as The Write Companion Award for Best Overall TOP PICK - Adult, Children's and Young Adult categories in the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Awards.
Other comic projects include the short stories, The Scout which is part of The 4th Monkey anthology, The Sanctuary (The Edgar Allan Poe Chronicles anthology), The Marriage Counselor (Cthulhu is Hard to Spell anthology), The Glob (Night Wolf), The Infinity Tree (Menagerie: Declassified), and the upcoming The Airship Pirate (The Rum Row anthology,) The Birth (Stan Yak Vampire anthology) as well as Monster (The Dark Side of Purity Culture anthology).
In 2021, she wrote and produced her first audio drama, Boston Metaphysical Society: The Ghost Ship, which is now available on CD and is available on your favorite podcast platform.
Madeleine is currently writing a series for Joe Benitez's, Lady Mechanika.
Formerly a nationally ranked epee fencer, she has competed nationally and internationally. Madeleine is an avid reader of comics, steampunk, science fiction, fantasy, and historical military fiction.
