The Delta Pearl: A Steampunk Riverboat

Unbridled whimsy for all ages. The Delta Pearl is a shining, opulent take on the often dark steampunk genre. It’s also the coming-of-age story of a young woman with a painful past, in an era of change. However, adventure takes centerstage..The magical riverboat has a full complement of crew, all of whom have gemstone names, but they also use their positions as names, like the Captain, the Cook, and the Dealer. Then there’s the Delta Pearl — the riverboat herself, who is the most mysterious of all..Rescued and brought aboard the riverboat as a young child, Émeraude now approaches her sixteenth birthday, but she is uncertain where she fits in that hierarchy..The riverboat has taken on an array of intriguing passengers. Émeraude has taken a fancy to a particular young inventor. As for the rest, any and all of them spell trouble. Mystery and danger flow with each turn of the paddlewheel.