Best of Steampunk
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The Smiljan Breach by dlmackenzie
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A Magnetron Chronicles prequel featuring Dr. Hogalum carousing in Vienna and a cameo appearance by Nikola Tesla in his native Smiljan.
Coggler's Brood (Work in Progress) by NickTravers
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Coggler's Brood continues the adventures of Nina Swift, begun in the first book of the series, Gaia's Brood. With a mystery package to deliver, an atrocity to thwart, and a love interest in tow, Nina Swift returns. But how far will Nina go to stop her mother's evil plans? More airships, more swashbuckling adventure, more dastardly villains, more Steampunk fun. It's the return of the fabulous Nina Swift. Dear Reader, This is a work in progress, so new chapters are added as I complete edit them. Suggestions/comments/requests for story direction are always welcome. Nick Travers.
Prelude to Anarchy - Princess of Steam by EdgarMalboeuf
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Elizabeth Sinclair lives in a world run by airships, steam, and magic. She was once princess of the Crown, now the young lady is captain of an airship whose voyages occasionally involve skirting the edge between legal and illegal. From small time smuggling to supporting local pirates, Elizabeth and the crew of the Crusader do it all. Elizabeth's wish that her life never change comes to a crashing halt when the new Emperor of the Crown begins to enforce his rule. Military patrols, increased taxes, and harsher laws begin to ferment a deadly brew of rebellion that blows up when the Crusader finds itself fighting toe to toe against the entire Empire.
The Nightingale of Atlantic City (Steampunk Short Story) by MegMerriet
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A singing automaton performs each night in Atlantic City. Like every work of art, the toy has a fascinating story behind her creation. An old barfly recounts the tale to a young server, teaching him the power of technology in helping man cope with life's trials of love, loss and regret. This is one of my earlier works, which was published in the Spring 2015 issue of Mad Scientist Journal.
The Adventures of Ada and Mr. Clovis by gingernfreckles
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A collection of short stories focused on one little girl and her mechanical owl in which they encounter interesting situations and get into all sorts of messes ~ in other words, something I thought up while I was brushing my teeth, enjoy :) ~
Flash Gold (a steampunk adventure set in the Yukon) by LindsayBuroker
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Eighteen-year-old Kali McAlister enters her steam-powered "dogless sled" in a race, intending to win the thousand-dollar prize and escape remote Moose Hollow forever. The problem? Fortune seekers and airship pirates are after her for the secret to flash gold, her late father's alchemical masterpiece. With her modified rifle and a pocketful of home-made smoke bombs, Kali wouldn't normally hide from a confrontation, but taking on a whole airship single-handedly is a daunting task. Unfortunately, the other racers won't assist her--they're too busy scheming ways to sabotage her unorthodox sled. When a sword-slinging stranger shows up, wanting to hire on as her protector, she's sure he has ulterior motives, but he's the only one interested in helping her. The question is...why? Flash Gold is the first in a series of steampunk novellas.
Victor Hart: Volume 1 (winner of 1st prize Litarium Steampunk Competition) by RKLawrence
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In a Futurist-Victorian London, Ex-Carnie Victor Hart makes his living as a dinner party entertainer and mountebank, using the skills taught to him by his Romani mother – the Patterns. When tragedy strikes a wealthy friend, Victor Hart puts his skills to use in an alternative manner. This Steampunk London has its fair share of psychos, sickos, and sadists, and it takes a special kind of mind to hunt them. Victor sees human behaviour in a way few others can understand but only as an outsider; certain parts of his humanity are missing and that disturbs him. As he solves each seemingly unrelated case, a dark pattern slowly begins to reveal itself threatening the heart of the British Empire and even what we feel makes us human. A Steampunk-detective-noir, darker than most, the first volume features four thrilling cases; the first novel in a Duology.
The Last Adventure of Dr. Yngve Hogalum by dlmackenzie
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The Magnetron Chronicles, Volume 1 Phineas Magnetron is an eccentric Nineteenth Century inventor blessed with a strange gift he doesn't completely understand. As a former soldier and current member of the Hogalum Society, an inscrutable secret organization of crime fighting adventurers, Phineas is no stranger to peril and derring-do. But when the Society founder dies, Phineas embarks on a daring and improbable caper to bring the good doctor's greatest dream to fruition posthumously. In the process, he not only horrifies his Society brothers, but unearths a haunting and compelling mystery. About The Magnetron Chronicles: The Magnetron Chronicles is a serialized steampunk tale told in the grandiose style of Jules Verne, but with satirical Twainian wit. Chapter by chapter, the story builds as quirky new characters join the fray and perplexing new mysteries and situations arise. Traveling the globe, Phineas Magnetron and his Hogalum Society encounter suspicious policemen, mentally ill criminals, wood-craving aliens, a witch doctor, a mad oracle, and a cross-dressing female matador, among many others. However, this "steam dream team" always manages to triumph over impossible odds and improbable obstacles as they preserve order in a disorderly world. More information: http://themagnetronchronicles.blogspot.com
The Clockwork Princess by The-Scrivener
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After a riding accident Princess Amelia discovers she is made entirely out of clockwork. Trapped in the Kings prison she escapes with the help of a well read rat, a mute fly boy and a quantum mechanical cat. So begins her incredible peregrination of the isle of Albion in search of the real princess. Will encounters with the Wizard of Speed and time, the Admiral of the eight sea, the Janus sisters, the blind watchmaker help or hinder the Clockwork princess on her quest to rescue the real princess? Who kidnapped the real princess anyway and what will the kidnappers do if she is found? Children of all ages (8+) will enjoy this steampunk ride through a curious looking glass world. The Clockwork princess an instructive moral tale for all young boys and girls out there about the dangers of sharing to much on the book of faces. Note-I'm using British English through out (dam colonials!)
Airship Stowaway by StephenWest5
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This is a prequel to Airship City, but read that first as there are a couple of spoilers in this! When Joanna sneaks onto the battered old airship, she just wanted to find something to steal. But things don't go according to plan. The ship takes off unexpectedly, and she becomes an unwilling explorer of the world beyond Aeropolis.