The Chatelaine and the Enigma

In 1849, the race is on to develop a long-distance airship. The British Empire plans to send a new airship across the Atlantic to demonstrate their superior technology. American conspiracy theorists are deeply suspicious. Are the British planning an invasion? Lady Lovelace is using Mr. Babbage's Analytical Engine and her algorithms to predict the North Atlantic weather. The British are kind enough to share these predictions with Yankee ship captains. Unfortunately, the conspiracy theorists think it is all part of a sinister plot. What else are the British using the Engine for? But the British refuse to say. The British fleet in Bermuda threatens the entire Atlantic coastline. Factory conditions in London and New York are harsh. Accidents are frequent but the owners are indifferent. The workers are angry. They regard riots as a form of free entertainment. Is law and order about to collapse? Edith Abernethy, daughter of a British diplomat in New York, is a trained weather observer. She hopes that her reports can increase the safety of the airship crew. Her father is trying to reduce the tension between the two countries. Can they succeed? In London, a dangerous criminal has been imprisoned in the Tower of London. He threatens to use magic to escape and start a revolution. Lady Samantha's magicians must attempt a controversal and dangerous magical ceremony to srengthen the Tower's wards. Will they succeed? Or will the bring the guild into disrepute?