Steampunk World

Gears grind in this steampunk collection. From sky pirates, elite businessmen and inventors, these characters use steampunk technology to their advantage. From cities brimming with life to apocalyptic wastelands, survival oftentimes comes with a hefty price. This collection features stories by Harry Fritsch, Robert Allen Lupton, Katie Jordan, Lincoln Reed, Daniel Barlekamp, Davin Ireland, A.R. Turner, Barend Nieuwstraten III, R.C. Capasso, D.L. Smith-Lee, Douglas Allen Gohl, and Toni Mobley.

It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace. Machinery looted from the abandoned capsules and war machines has led to technological leaps forward. The Martians are vulnerable to earth germs. The army is prepared. So when the signs of launches on Mars are seen, there seems little reason to worry. Unless you listen to one man, Walter Jenkins, the narrator of Wells' book.

Rise of the Empire follows the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Watson as they deal with the rumblings of war being telegraphed by Germany. A new party, the Verboten Party, created by a young Adolph Hitler and Herr Himmler is gaining power over the political structure of Germany. The Verboten Party is fighting on a supernatural level with England, partnered with a force of giants who come from a hidden world. Sherlock Holmes and Watson are assigned by the King to track down and destroy the Verboten Party, which has secretly established an underground base in London and is preparing for ...

In his undead quest for justice, Felix Gomez - detective vampire extraordinaire - has traveled from dusty desert battlefields, to gritty urban barrios, to the deepest corners of outer space. Now he's about to embark on his wildest adventure yet: back to an alternative past of steam-powered technology, telepathic magic, and intrigue more deadly and unforgiving than any he has ever encountered. There, he's a renowned pistolero hired to find the missing daughter of notorious Chinese gangster Wu-Fei.

Citizens of London are going about their every day business. Shopping. Catching steampunk boats, planes, blimps, and taxis. Strolling along merchant lanes. Enjoying the brisk breeze of the Thames... Then it happens. War. And not from Europe, or even across the seas... but instead from another world... not in their solar system...but from a parallel world. A world like theirs, but ruled by an evil tyrant! A tyrant who intends on expanding their empire. And for Sherlock Holmes and his friends, it is a day of tragedy! Holmes vanishes without a trace!

Embark on an epic journey of magic, adventure, and self-discovery in "Aether's Hope : Relics of Power" this spellbinding tale transports readers to a fully realized and immersive world teeming with wonder, intrigue, and unforgettable characters. Elara, a skilled and ambitious inventor, discovers a hidden chamber containing an ancient relic, the Glove of Dawn. This powerful artifact unlocks a mysterious connection between Elara and the Elemental Cores, the source of magic in the realm. As she seeks to understand her newfound abilities, Elara embarks on a quest that leads her to a fabled city...

Darius vaporized the Cygnian home world to end the war before it began. It didn’t work. Little does he know, he's been played for a sucker from the start. Terrible as the Cygnians are, there is a more ruthless enemy manipulating the Union to tear itself apart in a bloody war between the Revenants and the Cygnians. Darius is surging up the ranks in the Revenant fleet, winning victory after victory, but they're all hollow with his daughter, Cassandra, frozen in cryo and no way to safely wake her.

Deep in the belly of a cave lies a door to a mechanical world that will change two lives forever. Webley and the steam-powered creations of the World Machine keep the Earth turning. But when Adal and Arija unknowingly set the gears in motion on a fierce civil war, they could destroy billions of lies. Including their own.

Dive into the thrilling world of The Adventures of Lucia Lockhart™, a Middle-Grade fantasy-adventure novel by Sebastian Whitmore. In the fantastical realm where three moons grace the night sky, 13-year-old orphan Lucia Lockhart scrapes by in the shadows of Roshen's imposing walls. The city, alive with airships, magic, and advanced technology, holds little hope for an outcast like her. Yet, Lucia's indomitable spirit dreams of a brighter future. Everything changes when Lucia crosses paths with Elias, a mysterious boy who is among the last of the Lunar Fae. He recruits her for a daring ...

Irene Radford offers new and old stories that reach from a weapon of mass destruction that could change the outcome of the U.S. Civil War, the truth behind why the ballet Giselle disappeared for nearly fifty years, pirates in Indonesia questioning whether we should control technology or be controlled by it, to a glimpse of Princess Victoria coming of age as secret operatives try to protect her from madmen acting in the name of long dead Lord Byron.

Soon to be a major motion picture, the action-filled adventures of the fascinating people in one of the most thrilling chapters of American history: the late 19th century transition from the Wild West to the Age of Technology. Gangsters, Serial Killers, Con Men, Sultry Women, a Tycoon, and a Mad Genius in the riotous Wild West that was San Francisco after the Gold Rush. These are the people who made our world what it is today. There’s the narrator of our story, Eadweard Muybridge, the eccentric and mysterious photographer who conquers staggering obstacles to produce the first motion ...

Sherlock Holmes and his alternate world companions are staging a coup against the Gears Worlds Empire! And it’s going to turn everything around for the invasion, but also for Holmes, With an unexpected twist of events when he meets the Goddess of Gears, And for her as well. And back on Sherlock’s home world, Steampunk continues to stir the Pot with his bold and rather brash ways of solving cases. On both worlds, things are going to change in big ways for both Sherlock Holmes and the duplicate Holmes, Steampunk Holmes, in A smashing conclusion to the four-book series!

The sides are drawn. The war has begun. The Human Rebellion is constantly on the move, knowing their enemies possess the same world-ripper technology that allows them to appear at will across vast distances. The war expands as all sides use their newfound mobility to reach out for potential allies. With the stakes growing larger as factions align, who can afford not to take sides? Rynn sets out to rebuild herself as only a tinker can. Madlin designs a hideaway for the rebellion that no one will ever find. And the Mad Tinker starts working on a weapon even Rynn thinks is insane.

Two stories that follow the adventures of two of Sherlock Holmes's best friends. 1. Pumpkin Nightmare Harry Houdini is forced to tangle with pirates who use supernatural powers and a giant monster man named Pumpkin. 2. Ghost of a Chance Professor Challenger and a young Queen Mary of Scots go on an adventure that turns into a nightmare, when they decide to prank a Baker.

Empires of Steam and Rust marks a new series with the short novel First Passage: Gateway to Rust and Ruin. Sir Francis Barstow has unlimited funds from the alchemist's dream--he can transmute lead into gold with a special ray confined to a Cornish coal mine. To exhaust generated fumes from the electrical equipment, he uses a strange black portal only a foot in diameter--the portal opens onto an entire new dimesnion, the World of Rust. Other, larger holes have appeared across the world. The Kaiser uses one to smuggle contraband from the United States into Switzerland in preparation for ...

In an alternative Steampunk universe (c.1885), the plans for Captain Nemo's mysterious Nautilus submarine have been stolen from the British Secret Service. There is only one man who can solve the case, Sherlock Holmes. With his bionic side-kick Doctor Watson, and his brilliant and lethal sister, Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock unravels a mystery that will shake the foundation of the British Empire.

The mastermind behind all the terror and death in London is exposed. But can he be stopped? Mister Dark finally meets his father. Who is the one most to be feared? The battle to stop the terrors haunting London has intensified. Is anyone safe from the Dark Son and Dark Father? Sherlock Holmes and Watson, joined by their friends of the Brotherhood face the most deadly and murderous challenge of their lives.

Billed as "the most realistic game ever," Worlds at War was a video game unlike any other - one that promised a virtual reality experience that rivaled operating a giant mecha in combat. People flocked to the game in anticipation. For some, the game lived up to and far exceeded their expectations - the level of graphics was indeed, "just like being there." The game didn't provide the experience many others had hoped for, though; for a large number of players, the game was "too real to be fun." For video game design majors Ryan Johnson and Noah Bowden, the game play was incredible.

In a headlong dash from a gang of scavengers, Carl trips on a heavy metal object. A glance reveals a bloodstained microscope, a symbol of everything that has happened since the bioweapon. Millions died from haemorrhagic fever, fighting and destruction, and now he must survive in the ruins of civilisation. He dodges into an alley and through a ruined shop, diving inside a delivery truck parked out the back. Sacks of old clothes deaden the sound as he shuffles beneath them. Minutes pass in growing silence. Carl has escaped with his life, but for how long? Can his luck hold out, not just ...

Three great tales, packed with magic, mystery, and terror. CASE OF THE DARK MASTER A new kind of weapon strikes London a deadly blow. It sucks everything into a vortex, leaving only a crater behind. An unthinkable weapon, it must be stopped! Even Captain Nemo and his famous Nautilus are drawn into a supernatural conflict that has an undercurrent of being run by an old enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Can Holmes and his companions discover the truth behind the weapon and who made it before it's too late to save London? RULES OF DARKNESS What is the dark secret of the Count’s castle and how will ...