Pirates, pistons, and a missing captain?only one sky-scoundrel can stop Europe from falling apart.
In this action-packed steampunk fantasy novel, Albion Clemens isn't your typical corsair. When his American stepfather?renegade sky captain Samuel Clemens?vanishes in Steam Age Europe, Albion must follow a trail of vanished landmarks, royal spies, and mechanical mayhem.
But Captain Samuel hasn't just gone missing?he's absconded with the Laputian Leviathan, a legendary artifact that could shift the balance of power across the skies. Now, Europe's aerial navies are in chaos, and rumors swirl of someone stealing monuments straight out of the clouds.
With a fierce lady inspector, a rebellious journalist, and a knife-happy helmswoman at his side, Albion plunges into a world of floating cities, clockwork conspiracies, and steam-powered sabotage to uncover the truth?and maybe save the world along the way.
Take to the skies in a whirlwind steampunk adventure brimming with airships, sky pirates, and globe-spanning intrigue.
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Meet Albion. Pirate Captain. Steampunker. Bar Crawler.
Join Albion in this steampunk adventure romp and global bar crawl to save the world.
Pillage and plunder is what air pirates do, but for Albion Clemens, that will have to wait. The Manchu Marauder needs to find his American stepfather, Captain Samuel, lost to the wayward winds of a Steam Age Europe.
Unfortunately, Captain Samuel has stolen the Laputian Leviathan, a powerful pirate artifact that's got agents of Queen and calamity sniffing at his coattails. The skies are a-twitter with rumors of some nefarious theft: someone is ripping up and stealing national landmarks, leaving the aerial navies of Europe helpless. It's an idea so ludicrous it has to be true. What's Captain Sam got to do with it? And why does the Darjeeling only taste good in Auntie's galley?
With the aid of a buxom detective Inspector, a seditionist British journalist, and a knife-happy helmswoman, can Albion get to his pa before their high-flying pirate life is transformed into a Future that Never Was?
"Adventure is what I expected going into this book, and adventure is what I got. The atmosphere was entrancing, the airships were captivating, the action was spot on. I can't wait to see what the author has in store for us next!" - Mystery Author, M. W. Griffith ★★★★★
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Q: Tell us about you and your work
A: Hi! This is usually a hard question for me. Am I a child of two worlds? Yes. Do I call both New York and Hong Kong home? Yes, and that has pushed me into writing anachronistic work like steampunk. Am I a food writer, a trained chef, and a motorbike enthusiast? All yes.
But they say the acorn is pulled into being by the oak tree it is going to be, and I was always going to be a novelist first and foremost. I grew up reading Douglas Adams and Madeline L'engle and Roald Dahl, and they were my friends when I moved around too much to have any. My wife and I basically live in a library.
Q: What books do you write?
A: I'm working on a ray gun series at the moment where I crash noir, Gothic, and western against a scifi backdrop. I adore fantasy. Ultimately, I want to push out of genre completely and go into lit fiction, but that judgement is up to the reader to make. Steampunk will always have a sweet spot with me.
THE LANDS BEYOND
- FUTURE THAT NEVER WAS
- SPECTRE OF WAR
Q: Why should readers pick up your books?
A: My wife and few fans say this better than I do. They tell me I don't write weak female characters, and that I offer a voice to the voiceless. They say the writing is like a fine merlot and that the balance of action to hilarity is refreshing. Personally, I think the reason to pick up my books is the same reason you would give for following a stranger into a bar. You might not like it, but at least you will never regret it.
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