Space Opera

London, England, 1894Patrick Smythe lives a comfortable life in London coming up with new inventions. His close friend Thomas Melton finances many of these ventures and together they advance technology. Geoffrey Trenton takes the occasional investigative work after retiring from Scotland Yard.Airships fill the skyThe world is on the move with dirigibles and Zeppelins hauling freight and passengers. On land and sea people travel at will in an era of plenty.Telescopes scan the heavensThe Royal Observatory at Greenwich has a new telescope and the astronomers are using it to view the universe. Even when they've been told to take the night off. A strange discovery and a brutal murder draws Trenton out of retirement to investigate.And we want to go to the moon!Patrick develops his most ambitious project: a trip to the moon and back! With Thomas's help securing financing and Trenton running security, what could possibly go wrong? But a mysterious organization wants to prevent this and will go to any length to stop them!