A few centuries in our future, after the Elf Queen took over the Earth (which is why it's very like the current day in some respects), Nadia's parents died of frost fever, Her baby brother was dying too, when an elf noble made her an offer to work for him, in return for saving him.
The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne Volume 3: The Incorruptible Library by Kaja Foglio and Phil Foglio
The continuing adventures of Agatha! The plot has picked up to such a pace that it opens in mid-adventure, and ends there too, albeit on a cliff-hanger. ( Read more... )