London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary Lost City, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink? Grab your safety goggles for some very mad science involving deadly cobras, irate Irishmen and the occasional airship.

Set during the 1692 Salem witch trials, the story follows a Puritan community that descends into mass hysteria when local girls, led by Abigail Williams, falsely accuse villagers of witchcraft to cover up their own misdeeds.