Absorbed by the twists and turns of the story, I felt like applauding every new idea, every conversation, every mystery and every revelation. Michael Moorcock Marvelously inventive and intriguing, a haunting, evocative love story that slips effortlessly from past to present and back again. Lauren Belfer, author of City of Light A page-turner of substance. Flaming's blend of real and invented history is a tour de force. Selden Edwards, author of The Little Book Before it was merely a commute, the New York subway system was a bunch of other things: a mad dream, an impossible feat of engineering, and a tomb for the impoverished workers who dug it. And now Flaming has turned it into something else again: the setting for a beautiful fable about love, time, technology, and the birth of America. Robert Anthony Siegel, author of All Will Be Revealed Mixes vividly detailed history, arrestingly re-imagined titans such as Edison, Tesla, and J.P. Morgan, enchanting speculation, and time-travel fantasy. A splendid debut of careful research and sparkling imagination, creating a love story and kingdom that never was... or was it? William Dietrich, author of The Dakota Cipher

Matthew Flaming was born in Los Angeles and studied philosophy at Hampshire College. He has an MFA from New York University. His work has appeared in 3River Review, Timber Creek Review and Hobart Pulp. He lives in Portland. This is his first novel.