Ghosts of War

"(W) George Mann The sequel to the steampunk superhero novel Ghosts of Manhattan! New York City is being plagued by a pack of ferocious brass raptors - strange, skeletonlike creations with batlike wings that swoop out of the sky, attacking people and carrying them away into the night. The Ghost has been tracking these bizarre machines, and is close to finding their origin: a deranged military scientist who is slowly rebuilding himself as a machine. He and his co-conspirators intend to harness these creatures and use them as a means to crush the British. Can he derail the conspiracy and prevent the war with the British from escalating beyond control?"