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The thrills continue in this critically acclaimed diesel-punk graphic novelseries set in a sci-fi version of the early 20th century! At thebeginning of the twentieth century, one sixth of the world's wealthvacationed in and around the tiny Georgia island of Jekyll. Captains of industrylike Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Morgan, and Carnegie all called the Jekyll areahome. Blending elements of historical fact, clockwork technology, anddiesel-punk style, The Jekyll Island Chronicles span an age of furiousmechanical advancement while exploring the span of man's soul -whether good or evil. In Book Two of this alt-history adventure, Peter,Helen, and the rest of Carnegie's "Specials" would likenothing more than to return to normalcy along with the rest of thecountry-especially after defeating their enemies in Book One. But theanarchists have other plans. Luigi Galleani and the Zeno cabal reach out fromEurope, across the Atlantic, to wreak havoc, divide the enemy, build an army,and capture plans for the world's deadliest weapon. If they are to bestopped, the tiny group of heroes from Jekyll will need to find new resolve, newresources, and new allies-and do it all before Nikola Tesla's mostterrible creation is unleashed.