Arabella and the Battle of Venus

“Arabella embarks on another entertaining quest in an imaginative setting that combines 19th-century seafaringwith pulp-style space adventure.” —Publishers WeeklyThough happy to be back on her home planet of Mars, Arabella’s peace is shattered when she receivesdistressing news. Her long-absent fiancé Capt. Prakash Singh, commander of the Honorable Mars Companyairship Diana, has been taken as a prisoner of war on Venus, the very planet where the exiled Napoleon hasfled.Desperate to rescue Singh any way she can, Arabella pays off the gambling debts of a rakish privateer captainin order to arrange passage on his vessel. But when they’re captured by a French squadron and taken to Venus,Arabella finds herself reunited with Singh, as a captive in the same brutal prison-camp.In a spacefaring adventure filled with interplanetary espionage, cosmic combat, and mind-blowing inventions,Arabella finds herself torn between two very different—yet ultimately courageous—men. Together they plot adaring conspiracy to expose Napoleon’s dangerous plan: the building of a secret weapon that would make theFrench emperor virtually unstoppable.Praise for Arabella of Mars“If Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, and Patrick O’Brien had sat down together to compose a tale to amuseJane Austen, the result might be Arabella of Mars. So. Much. Fun!” —Madeleine Robins, author of the SarahTolerance Regency mystery series“A fanciful romp through a cosmic 1812, Hugo Award–winning Levine’s first novel is a treat for steampunkfantasy fans.” —Library Journal (starred review)