There’s no room for magic in the Age of Steam…

After winning the Civil War against the Confederate
Wielders, the Union Machinists have outlawed magic to
usher in a new age of steam-powered technology. Diah,

an alchemist and the only non-wielder in his family,

owes his brother for saving his life in the war; so when
Cager is blackmailed into procuring the magical hide of
the White Buffalo, Diah accompanies him to the Dakota
territory.

Their guide is Oni, a half-Lakota woman with plenty of
secrets to hide. She’s a magic wielder with an illegal
wand concealed in her knife–and she’s a coyote shifter.
To her people, killing the White Buffalo is not only
sacrilege, it’s dangerous. Oni has no intention of
helping them actually achieve their mission–until she
falls in love with Diah…