Andrion by Alex Penland

When 16-year-old Kallis goes to see Aristophanes' latest play, she's inspired to sneak into the Assembly and try to make her name as an orator. Against the backdrop of steampunk antiquity – an Ancient Athens where automatons line the city walls – Kallis sets out to incite a revolution. She’s going to create a world where no one is forced to be someone they’re not: a world where women can be artificers and orators, where one’s future isn’t determined by the track set out by their parents.

Adult • Historical Fiction • Fantasy/Steampunk, Gaslamp, and Flintlock • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices • Historical Fiction/Alternate History • Science Fiction

Content Warning: Blood, mention of death and murder, some references to slavery, manipulation, exile.