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Brett Helquist.
After Manglespawn (monsters that were imprisoned underground) infiltrate the Septemberist Society's headquarters and brainwash Archie's parents, Archie attempts to save them and learns secrets about his origins in the process. Set in an alternate-1875 America where Native Americans and "Yankees" live in peace and harmony but Thomas Edison and "lectricity" are frightening entities, this steampunk trilogy-opener promises action while it challenges readers to rethink history.