Crank up your respirator, strap on your goggles, and hide your antennae from the humans because it's dangerous being a hybrid in 1912. Starting with the launch of a pollen-powered ship called the RMS Titanic, The Maiden Voyage & Other Departures explores six tales of an alternate history world poisoned by warring industries and populated by spectacular beings. Take jellyglass elevators to secret labs and bondage parlors where assassins and aviators, debutantes and corpse-snatching spiders wait to reap the honey of a dying planet.From the dark and wild mind behind The Green Kangaroos and Home Birth, Jessica McHugh's debut collection invites you to embark on a journey into a spectacular world where the future lies in the minds of freaks and the forgotten.