Start with the novella, The Engineer, which lays the groundwork and provides the story of how Gillian and Gunner meet, and how their relationship progresses to where we meet them at the beginning of The Gangster on New Year’s Eve in 1880s New York. As such, you should read these books in order. This series contains a continuing storyline centered around one couple, Special Agent Gillian Hamilton of the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam and Gunner the Deadly, an outlaw who sits atop the feds’ Most Wanted List despite his vigilantism doing more good for the world than bad. Poe’s originality and crisp, descriptive writing continue to shine in The Gangster, the second installment in her creative and absorbing Magic & Steam series.

The novel-length follow-up to The Engineer, in the exciting new steampunk series, Magic & Steam.Ĭ.S. Gillian must balance his career in law enforcement with his love for a vigilante, or lose both entirely. This might be their most wild adventure yet, but criminal undergrounds can’t compare to the dangers of the heart. But when Gillian’s residence is broken into by a magical mechanical man who tries to murder him on behalf of Tick Tock, he and Gunner must immediately investigate the city’s ruthless street gangs before the illegal magic becomes a threat that cannot be contained. The two men stand on the cusp of a romance that needs to be explored intimately and privately. This report complicates Gillian’s holiday plans, specifically those with infamous outlaw, Gunner the Deadly, who promised they’d ring in 1882 together. Now back in New York City, Gillian makes an arrest on New Year’s Eve that leads to information on a gangster, known only as Tick Tock, who’s perfected utilizing elemental magic ammunition. 1881 – Special Agent Gillian Hamilton, magic caster for the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam, has recovered from injuries obtained while in Shallow Grave, Arizona.

The Gangster by C.S. Poe