Kady Cross writes young-adult steampunk and fantasy, best known for the Steampunk Chronicles. The Girl in the Steel Corset introduces Finley Jayne, a young woman with unusual strength and a divided personality who joins Griffin King and a group of technologically gifted allies in an alternate Victorian London. The Girl in the Clockwork Collar and later books expand the world through automatons, scientific experiments and conspiracies while continuing the relationships within the group. Cross’s prose is fast, accessible and romance-tinged, with corsets, machines and historical imagery used openly as adventure elements rather than strict period reconstruction. Her work sits within YA steampunk, alternate-history fantasy and supernatural adventure. The Girl in the Steel Corset is the defining entry for readers who like team-based action and Victorian technology. Read more Less