London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman, and they have the worst bartender in town. 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? Throw in a deadly cobra, an irate irishman, and a trouble-making tribesman; then shake, stir, and garnish with fresh feminist ire.
