I first met Liz Delton at the Book Fiend’s Readerfest, one of the last in person events I did in the US before the insanity that has been 2020. She sent me this book so I would write a blurb, … Continue reading The Alchemyst’s Mirror by Liz Delton Review
Chapter One Old Mr Abernathy’s workshop was a rather peculiar one. As a newly married man, he had fled with his bride to London and rented a narrow, three-storey property at the corner of Peter Street, near the bustling Berwick … Continue reading Check out Chapter 1 of The Mechanical Maestro by Emily Owen
Steampunk books largely fall within three categories. There are altered histories, where stories take place in the “real” world but with changes. Then there are stories set in purely fantastical realms. And finally, there are books that take readers between … Continue reading A Review of “A Dream of Emerald Skies” by Victoria Szulc
Back when I used to work at Michaels craft stores, adult coloring books were all the rage. Though most of us probably haven’t picked up crayons for a while, there is real research that shows that coloring is a great … Continue reading Steampunk Journey: A Clockwork Coloring Book Review
The Rocks of Aserol Chapter 1 The doors hissed open and a fine mist of steam and water drops entered the carriage. Horis was standing by the door, ready to disembark when the spray from a poorly maintained seal soaked … Continue reading Read Ch 1 of The Rocks of Aserol by Richard Dee
Spare and Found Parts is set in a future dystopian Earth. Where advanced technology is feared and the internet is a hushed legend that nobody is allowed to discuss. Nell Crane lives with her father in a city hit by … Continue reading Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin (REVIEW)
One of steampunk’s more popular storyline settings is the Western (often falling/crossing over into “weird west”). Phoebe Darqueling’s latest, No Rest for the Wicked, is a fresh interpretation of the classic Western. In No Rest, the reader meets Viola, a … Continue reading Review of No Rest for the Wicked by Phoebe Darqueling
Check out this awesome trailer for a new book in the Department of Curiosities series by Karen J. Carlisle. Continue reading Book Trailer for Department of Curiosities
No Rest for the Wicked: Mistress of None Book 1 Chapter 1 About two miles as the crow flies from Sacramento, California Viola Thorne preferred to bathe by moonlight. Perhaps it was the quiet chirps of the crickets or the … Continue reading Read Ch 1 of No Rest for the Wicked by Phoebe Darqueling
Steampunk Journal editor Phoebe Darqueling is releasing her second novel at the end of the month through Black Rose Writing. No Rest for the Wicked is the story of a con woman who is forced out of retirement in 1871 … Continue reading Get No Rest for the Wicked by Phoebe Darqueling for 15% Off until March 28
