Download or read book Stormdancer written by Jay Kristoff and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in an epic new fantasy series, introducing an unforgettable new heroine and a stunningly original dystopian steampunk world with a flavor of feudal Japan. A DYING LAND The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever. AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shogun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shogun is death. A HIDDEN GIFT Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shogun's hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he'd rather see her dead than help her. But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.

Download or read book Stepping Sideways written by Lynne Stringer and published by Rhiza Edge. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepping Sideways features short stories from talented Australian authors. Some tales are steampunk, others dystopian, and all combine to create unique and intriguing stories that will transport you into amazing and complex worlds.

Download or read book Sunstone written by Holly Barbo and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The steam-powered civilization of Myrn is a thriving adolescent culture. But the rapid industrial development has given rise to greed, and the triumvirate of government, banks and industry leaders has lost sight of those it is supposed to serve and protect. When a mysterious incurable illness sweeps through the impoverished masses, increasing the suffering to breaking point, rebellion seems unavoidable. Society is on the brink of revolution, and the planet is marked for destruction. M'nacht, his son Kes, and his team of researchers investigate a legend about three sacred fossils that could save the people and rebalance Myrn. However, they are not the only ones looking. Where they see salvation, others see power, wealth and control. Will the gifts from the goddess Navora be found in time to save their world, or will the sacrifice of innocents be lost under the weight of human depravity and corruption?

Download or read book Presentations of the 2010 Upstate Steampunk Extravaganza and Meetup written by Gypsey Elaine Teague and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In November 2010, a small but growing group of Victorian Alternate Historians, often referred to as Steampunk, met for the first conference of its kind. There was music, fashion, merchants, and all the other trappings of the Victorian time period set in a venue of “what if.” What set this conference apart was the academic nature of the presentations. Utilizing the internet and scholarly publications, a call for papers was sent out and the response was impressive. Faculty, graduate students, specialists, and general interest writers wrote, prepared, and presented on a wide array of subject matters. This publication is the culmination of those presentations. Before, during, and after the conference, Steampunk became a much debated and discussed subject on our list servers and emails. While some had no idea what Steampunk was and others had an idea that they thought was correct, there was no “one size fits all” definition to this new genre. It was at that point that a number of us that had been at the conference sat down and tried to describe the phenomenon. This is what we came up with: Steampunk is a juxtaposition of science fiction, fantasy, and Victorian alternate history. Its roots are in the literature and architecture of the late 19th century while having its branches reach into the future. It is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, the music of Abney Park, the engineering of Nikola Tesla, and the aviation of helium and hot air. In the 1980s a subculture of science fiction found a foothold in literature and science fiction conventions. These “paths not taken” alternative histories gave the cyberpunk and Goth followers at the conventions a new path to follow. There were the works of H. G. Wells, the undersea submersible of Captain Nemo in Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and the Victorian work of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to start with. Add to that the architecture of the Victorian age as a gentrification in many of the inner cities of America and England, and you have a breeding ground for something not quite realized but possibly attainable.

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk written by Sean Wallace and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dieselpunk: an emerging retro-futuristic sub-genre, similar to steampunk, based on the era between the First World War and the start of the Atomic Age, merging elements of noir, pulp, and the past with today’s technology . . . and sometimes a dash of the occult. Award-winning editor Wallace presents a cutting-edge collection of twenty-five vibrant stories that explore the possibilities of history while sweeping readers into high-powered hydrocarbon-fuelled adventures. Join us in an era when engines were huge, fuel was cheap and plentiful, and steel and chrome blended with the grit and grease of modern machines. Praise for The Mammoth Book of Steampunk: 'World Fantasy Award-winning editor Wallace has compiled an outstanding anthology . . . sure to satisfy even the most jaded steampunk fans and engage newcomers and skeptics. Each story exemplifies steampunk’s knack for critiquing both the past and the present, in a superb anthology that demands rereading.' Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Death to the Witch Queen written by P. K. Lentz and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-16 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Williym Blaik's plans just changed:1̶)̶̶G̶e̶t̶ ̶e̶x̶e̶c̶u̶t̶e̶d̶.̶1) Overthrow the immortal tyrant of a wasteland.2) Save the ^#;*universe."Enjoyed this book immensely. With Discworld now defunct I have been searching out books to fill the void." Amazon reviewerJoin a half-mad drifter and a trigger-happy vegetarian cyborg as they bring DEATH TO THE WITCH-QUEEN! It's the start of an epic, genre-blending adventure across a doomed universe.Meet...Williym Blaik - He's lived all his life in a wasteland, stealing from its tyrant, the Witch-Queen Jaxitza. He doesn't know how a hot-air balloon works. He can't pronounce tough words like facilitated. In times of stress, he speaks to inanimate objects... and hears them talk back.Qilliara- She's a glitchy cyborg who takes 37 minutes to reboot. She utterly lacks a sense of humor, so when she brutally mocks you, it's no joke. Nor is she joking when she says she'll kill you if you lose one of her guns. In fact, she doesn't care at all whether Blaik lives or dies, which makes it doubtful whether he can convince her to show him this thing she calls the universe... the thing she's on a desperate mission to save.NOTE: This is a novella-length work packed with a full novel's worth of FUN & ACTION. You'll find no padding, no infodumps, no subplots that leave you impatient to get back to the main narrative. There's also no sex or foul language. For those, try my other series, The Hellennium.Q & A!Q: The best and most enduring SF tackles heavy themes that are relevant today, including but not limited to: the meaning of being human; sharing the universe; Earth's future; social & class divisions; the repercussions of technological progress; never giving up against all odds; virtues like honor, duty, and loyalty. Will this series address such issues?A: No, no, no, and no! The Avenjurs of Blaik & Qil is meant to be a fun & fast-paced series. But that's not to say that it will not also have an epic plot that encompasses some dark elements. It is not parody or farce or even comedy, but it does not take itself too seriously... until the time comes for it.Q: The main character's name is Williym Blaik. There's a famous dead artist & poet named William Blake. Is this supposed to be him?A: This character comes from a degenerate world, and it occurred to me that his name should be a lofty literary one, but spelled as if sounded out by an illiterate. Why William Blake? His art is blisteringly cool and unlike that of his contemporaries, it has not aged a day in 200 years. His poems were great, too, even to someone like me who don't wanna read no poetry (while understanding that the world requires poets). Blaik is named in respect, not mockery. Since we're dealing with layers of reality here, it does amuse me to think that genetically, Williym Blaik might be an alternate-alternate-alternate William Blake.Q: I read the book, and I want to know where I can buy the song "The Skull of Eternity" by Astral Titan.A: Sadly, that song does not yet have a concrete release date in our version of reality. If you want Blaik's theme song, try "Tiger! Tiger!" by Slough Feg. Not only is it awesome in its own right; it also borrows lyrics from "Tyger! Tyger!" by Mr. William Blake, a poem which features heavily in the classic SF novel which the Slough Feg song is about: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester, one of the Best. Books. Ever.

Download or read book Steampunk Crescendo Softcover written by Dave M and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will you succumb to temptation? In a dystopian era of vampires, magic, and steampunk super-science, you face overwhelming oppression. Will you oppose your Antagonist? Will you fight for your Goal, and in so doing, bring meaningful change to your world? Or will you be tempted by the distractions of this world. A roleplaying game for 3-6 players. 3+ hours, one or multiple sessions. Intuitive, streamlined ruleset. Overcome Antagonists using an action-based resolution system. Compelling, dystopian, steampunk setting with room for personalization and change.

Download or read book Steampunk Wars written by Story Ninjas and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ATTENTION SCIENCE FICTION FANS: If you're looking for a dystopian steampunk adventure with a gritty heroine, airship battles and lost treasure, this is the book for YOU!BUT FIRST A WARNING...This story is PACKED with page-turning scenes. So if you love science fiction, you may not be able to put it down.When you buy Steampunk Wars, you'll enjoy the following timeless science fiction elements the steampunk genre is known for:- A gritty female heroine- Action packed fight sequences- Airships and dirigibles- Modified weapons- A plucky crew of diverse characters- A dystopian adventure into the unknown- Ancient ruins- Monsters and alchemy- Lost treasure - Legends of Atlantis- Victorian style speech and dress...AND SO MUCH MORE!Below is a just a taste of the story you're going to get:After returning from beyond the Rim, Anna Windrider and the crew of the Evangeline investigate the events that lead to their near-death experience. Anna decides to visit her old mentor, Colonel Wright, looking for advice and any leads on the mysterious cult. Meanwhile Armin and Jen seek out information from a questionable source. The answers they get force the crew to team up with one of the most notorious scoundrels in the Empire and go on a rescue mission for a missing professor. Not only will Anna be forced to confront old wounds, but she will embark on a mission that will affect every man, woman, and child in the Empire.Within this steampunk dystopian adventure, you'll find airships, dirigibles, air harbors, Victorian-era speech, style, design and clothing. Not to mention the pirates, explorers, automatons, alchemy, modified weapons, monsters, ancient ruins, and MUCH MUCH MORE!But don't take our word for it. Buy this book today and see for yourself!

Download or read book Gaia s Brood written by Nick Travers and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-08 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day after Nina Swift's 21st birthday, she sets out to retrace her famous mother's final, fatal journey. Within days she's wanted for murder, arson, manslaughter, and piloting an unlicensed airship. Suddenly, everyone, including the psychopathic Lieutenant Borker, wants a slice of her. Literally. Join the fabulous Nina Swift ducking and diving her way through a dystopian future via friendship, adventure, betrayal, and assassins. As Nina dives into the mystery of her mother's past, she discovers the greatest secret of the age. Appreciation for Gaia's Brood: "This is probably the most amazing indie story I've ever read. The descriptive words used paint the picture so vividly it's almost as if I'm watching a movie and the words simply help narrate. Incredible!" Lyrical_love22 (Wattpad fan) "Gaia's Brood is incredibly well crafted! Can't stop reading it." @Alkinea (Author of the Blue and Green Fairy Tales).

Download or read book Cursed Cogs written by Angela Roquet and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken hearts and broken parts. That's all anyone is left with after Ezra Huxley's time machine shatters reality in 1916, Boston. The mechanical abomination plagues the city with an hourly time warp signaled by the bells of the new Custom House Tower Clock.Isla Huxley's wedding ended in disaster after the Break, and now her husband is in a coma. She's spent the last three months in the Post Boston Infirmary, waiting for her rich uncle to fix her life yet again. But when he instead sends her out into Late Boston to retrieve her father's journal in hopes of fixing the time machine, she comes face to face with Dorian Verne, the man she once dreamed of having a future with before her uncle shipped her off to school in Europe. Dorian lives a humble life as a clocksmith, but his skills are put to the test when the timeline-altered citizens of Late Boston come to him for mechanical remedies to survive the tolling of the bells from the cursed world clock. But Dorian was also Ezra's apprentice, and when the inventor disappears, he vows to build a new time machine and set things right. Not just for those living on clockwork and borrowed time, but for Isla, the one who got away.

Download or read book Steampunk Wars written by Story Ninjas and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***When you buy the paperback version of this book, you get the kindle ebook version for FREE! ATTENTION SCIENCE FICTION: If you're looking for a dystopian adventure with a gritty heroine, airship battles and lost treasure, this is the book for YOU! BUT FIRST A WARNING...This story is PACKED with page-turning scenes. So if you love science fiction, you may not be able to put it down.When you buy Steampunk Wars, you'll enjoy the following timeless science fiction elements the steampunk genre is known for: - Victorian style speech and dress- Airships and dirigibles- Modified weapons- A plucky crew of diverse characters- A dystopian adventure into the unknown- Ancient ruins- Monsters and alchemy- Lost treasure - Legends of Atlantis...AND SO MUCH MORE!Below is a just a taste of the story you're going to get: Anna Windrider is a gritty airship captain looking for opportunity and adventure. The crew of the Evangeline is in desperate need of coin. While searching for work at the Air Harbors, Anna is approached by Sir Earnest Walmsley, founder of Atlantis. The famous explorer is leading an expedition to find a lost city, and offers her a job to transport his team beyond the Rim. Despite her reservations, Anna cannot resist the call to adventure. Little does she know, dark forces are plotting against her.Not only will Anna's world be turned upside down, but she will be forced to make a decision that will affect every man, woman, and child in the Empire.Within this steampunk dystopian adventure, you'll find airships, dirigibles, air harbors, Victorian-era speech, style, design, and clothing. Not to mention the pirates, explorers, automatons, alchemy, modified weapons, monsters, ancient ruins, and MUCH MUCH MORE!When you buy this book, you won't be able to put it down. But don't take our word for it. Scroll up and BUY YOUR COPY TODAY!

Download or read book Science Fiction and The Abolition of Man written by Mark J. Boone and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis's masterpiece in ethics and the philosophy of science, warns of the danger of combining modern moral skepticism with the technological pursuit of human desires. The end result is the final destruction of human nature. From Brave New World to Star Trek, from steampunk to starships, science fiction film has considered from nearly every conceivable angle the same nexus of morality, technology, and humanity of which C. S. Lewis wrote. As a result, science fiction film has unintentionally given us stunning depictions of Lewis's terrifying vision of the future. In Science Fiction Film and the Abolition of Man, scholars of religion, philosophy, literature, and film explore the connections between sci-fi film and the three parts of Lewis's book: how sci-fi portrays "Men without Chests" incapable of responding properly to moral good, how it teaches the Tao or "The Way," and how it portrays "The Abolition of Man."

Download or read book Time Peace written by Angela Roquet and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late Boston is out of time. Winifred McCaffrey sold her soul when she agreed to work for the wealthy Abraham Orwell. As the head of New England's most progressive institute, Orwell has the funding to back his every vision, including visions that wander deep into the gray areas of legality and morality. Winifred has learned to look the other way. Without Orwell, she'd never have been recognized as the top medical engineer of her time. When Ezra Huxley's famed time machine breaks reality, Orwell commissions Winifred to be his chief advisor at the Post Boston Infirmary. The position would be a dream come true if not for the horrific circumstances? and the fact that Winifred knows Orwell doesn't do anything out of the kindness of his dark, twisted heart. With hands as dirty as hers, Winifred fears she won't have what it takes to thwart Orwell's most diabolical vision yet. At least, not on her own.

Download or read book Posthumanist Readings in Dystopian Young Adult Fiction written by Jennifer Harrison and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there is one trend in children’s and YA literature that seems to be enjoying a steady rise in popularity, it is the expansion of the YA dystopian genre. While the genre has been lauded for its potential to expand horizons, promote critical thinking, and foster social awareness and activism, it has also come under scrutiny for its promotion of specific ideologies and its often sensationalist approach to real-world problems. In an examination of six YA dystopian texts spanning more than twenty years of development of the genre, this book explores the way in which posthumanist ideologies in particular are deployed or resisted in these texts as a means of making sense of the specific challenges which young people confront in the twenty-first century.

Download or read book Fires of Invention written by Jeffrey Scott Savage and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though technology and inventions have been outlawed in the mountain city of Cove, in order to save the city Trenton and Kallista must follow a set of mysterious blueprints to build a creature to protect them from the dragons outside their door.

Download or read book Gear Hearts written by Angela Roquet and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time can't heal these wounds. At least, not with a broken time machine ripping them open again and again, every hour on the hour. Pearl Shelley thought that leaving the Clockwork Apothecary to help Dr. McCaffrey at the Post Boston Infirmary would take her mind off Dorian and the future she can never have with him. But when she discovers a sinister plot to salvage the malfunctioning time machine, Pearl knows she must brave the heartache of Late Boston once again. Though she will need help... The last thing Captain Leopold Le Guin remembers is the pomp and circumstance leading up to his wedding-right before the earth split open and the world went black. After waking to discover that he's been in a coma for the past three months and everyone in the city is in mortal peril-including his new wife-he accepts Miss Shelley's plea for assistance and escapes the infirmary, oblivious to the new and terrible world of Late Boston waiting for him.

Download or read book The Anubis Gates written by Tim Powers and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a dazzling journey through time with Tim Power’s classic, Philip K. Dick Award-winning tale... “There have been other novels in the genre about time travel, but none with The Anubis Gates’ unique slant on the material, nor its bottomless well of inventiveness. It’s literally in a class by itself, a model for others to follow, and it's easy to see how it put Powers on the map.”—SF Reviews Brendan Doyle, a specialist in the work of the early-nineteenth century poet William Ashbless, reluctantly accepts an invitation from a millionaire to act as a guide to time-travelling tourists. But while attending a lecture given by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1810, he becomes marooned in Regency London, where dark and dangerous forces know about the gates in time. Caught up in the intrigue between rival bands of beggars, pursued by Egyptian sorcerers, and befriended by Coleridge, Doyle somehow survives and learns more about the mysterious Ashbless than he could ever have imagined possible...