Dystopian Steampunk

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Dragon Racers Hovering in the Otherworld above a dystopian land called the Dregs is a place where humans, dwarves, and all the creatures of fae gather once a year to wager fortunes and celebrate the spirit of competition. The place is called Sky Island, for the dragons race around it. Those who risk life, limb, and wing to compete before the gods are granted a kingdom of their own if they win. It is no small thing. But to race at Sky Island is by invitation only. A dragon racer must first win a Chalice in the realm of men before the gods will even take notice. This dystopian, gaslamp, fairy...

What do you do when pirates kidnap you for a ransom and a mad scientist injects you with a powerful and inevitably fatal concoction of aether? You get revenge. Matilda Katrine Myra is no one special, but her pirate abductors don’t know that. When they boldly kidnap her from an airship and sweep her away into the deadly wasteland of mutants and poisonous radiation, her life becomes a day to day battle to evade death. And she’s much closer to death than ever. A mad scientist has injected her with toxic condensed aether, the air of the gods, and now she’ll need frequent doses just to ...

War has come, within and without. Everything ends here. Betrayal has an acidic taste to it, and secrets aren't much more appetising. Viktor is no stranger to treachery, but this one came at the worst time. The siege has begun! The Nordlings have pushed the Adelstradians back to the walls of the city and General Lauter and his soldiers have been cut off, fighting for their lives to prevent the barbarians' naval force from beaching. Reality bends and shatters as things that were once men disembark black ships, bearing impossible weapons and screaming battle cries that make soldiers' eyes ...

Seductive like ACOTAR. Addictive like Twilight. Prophetic like The Handmaid's Tale. Delicate can be dangerous...In a future held captive by the past, one girl escapes an empire so she can tear it down. But will saving her world cost her the one person she loves most? The multi-award winning first book in L.S. Kilroy's epic trilogy is a darkly romantic steampunk romp that'll have you on the edge of your seat and wanting more. Welcome to Vitruvia. In a nightmarish future, one girl holds the key - to rebellion. Society has regressed to Victorian standards and patriarchal dominion. Women have ...

A Steampunk Dystopian Romance of Defiance, Love, and the Power of Emotion In a world where time is law and emotion is treason, one woman dares to break the clock. In the soot-stained city ruled by the Regulators of Time, every heartbeat is monitored and every feeling forbidden. Humanity has been reduced to precision and obedience—until Aveline Carter, a quiet factory worker hiding a dangerous secret, lets her heart slip. A single act of love becomes her undoing. Branded a threat, hunted by the Chronometric Guard, Aveline flees into the city’s shadowed underbelly—and straight into the ...

In the mid-1870s, a violent spray of comets hits Earth, decimating cities, erasing shorelines, and changing the world's climate forever. And just as Earth's temperature dropped, so was civilization frozen in time. Instead of advancing technologically, humanity had to piece itself back together.... In the 21st century, boats still run on steam, messages arrive by telegraph, and the British Empire, with its capital now in Delhi, controls much of the world.

Bowdoin and his crew have grown in both strength and reach. They have taken on all comers, gangs, corpo, and otherwise, and expanded their domain to include the entirety of their arcology. But they have not avoided entrapment. Ostensibly, Bowdoin is doing work for hire for the hacker corporation Inside Eye. The reality of it is bleaker than this. The chains may be pretty and invisible to the naked eye, but they are still there.

All the heroes are dead. Adelstrad's walls have withstood the northern barbarians and their dark gods for centuries, overseen by the tyrannical Nameless Barons. Not even the dead are safe from the corpse alchemists and their hunger for bodies in this land where life is cheap and only the strong survive. None dare ask where Viktor the Executioner came from or what sin got him sentenced to wear the black hood. Both the elites and the crime guilds stay clear of him and his menacing axe, but Viktor is no one’s slave. He merely bides his time until he can break his chains. Escape may come ...

Time is running out. Cities are being engulfed in the Mist and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Theo believes he has found a way to stop mankind from Turning, but he doesn’t know how to alter Cass’s unique blood into a cure. Or if it can even be done. Meanwhile, Cass struggles with the idea that she is possibly the savior of the world—a world she is not sure is worth saving. From the Winchester manse to the steel city of Decadenn, there is something more chasing Cass than the House of Lords or the masked man who can walk in the Mist.

It's always the knives you don't expect that carve the deepest wounds... Viktor was a fool to think that his witch problem would be dealt with so easily or that any straightforward solution would be effective in matters involving such insidious magic and such perfidious treachery. Now his challenges have multiplied. The dread howl of a white werewolf tears its way through the city and the beast seems to desire nothing more than the executioner's death. Adelstrad is teetering on the very edge and its citizens are actively looking for excuses to wipe one another out. The Baron is reacting in ...

Dive into a captivating world where the clockwork marvels of steampunk meet the enchantment of classic fairy tales. "Cog & Wing Investigations: Gears of Enchantment" is an immersive adventure tailored for readers aged 12 and up, blending mystery, magic, and the power of partnership in a narrative that will resonate with young adult and adult audiences alike. In the bustling Clockwork City, where gears spin, airships grace the cobblestone skies, and enchantment is woven into the very fabric of life, readers will embark on a thrilling journey alongside our resourceful fairy detective, ...

"Once again, Kilroy has swept us right off our feet and into the richly imagined world of Vitruvia. This second installment of the series is positively dripping with palace intrigues, unforgettable new characters, and masterful world-building. If you've ever wondered what it feels like to step inside a truly magical imagination, just pick up this series, turn the pages, and get wildly, deliciously lost." - E.E. HOLMES, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GATEWAY TRILOGY, THE GATEWAY TRACKERS SERIES, AND THE RIFTMAGIC SAGA “If you find yourself attracted to a villain, it doesn’t mean that you are ...

Dragon Racers Hovering in the Otherworld above a dystopian land called the Dregs is a place where humans, dwarves, and all the creatures of fae gather once a year to wager fortunes and celebrate the spirit of competition. The place is called Sky Island, for the dragons race around it. Those who risk life, limb, and wing to compete before the gods are granted a kingdom of their own if they win. It is no small thing. But to race at Sky Island is by invitation only. A dragon racer must first win a Chalice in the realm of men before the gods will even take notice. Dragon Racer 1 A world of ...

*ADVENTURE *YOUTH *COMING-OF-AGE *CLEAN AND HEALTHY *HERO'S JOURNEY Based on the concepts and structure of Joseph Campbell's 'HERO'S JOURNEY' and Carl Jung's archetypes, TREVONDOR is a Youth Adventure like you've never seen before! The Republic of Trevondor is a vast and mysterious island isolated from the outer continents by seas of nearly infinite expanse. Its four states, Ironforge in the north, Aurelia in the south, Spine in the west, and Nereid in the east, are linked by roads that lead to the center of the continent, culminating in the capital, the Circle City of Eulolia, the seat of ...

On the one day of the year when Bentley returns to the factory for a tune-up, Cyril's Aunt Hypatia enlists him in a complex scheme. All is not as it seems, however- there are plots within plots- which all come to a head within the terrifying twists of The Labyrinth!

So much steam, gears, punk, smoke and mirrors and high-tech super-fast trains in the middle-of-the-night high-wire acts, swords and daggers and long, long cloaks… Welcome to a world you’ve never been to. And Catherine is front and center. A young woman. Desperate. Daring to do something not even the Resistance could do. She steals a top-tier train (equipped with off-the-charts speed and a hot chocolate maker) and dares to break into the Armory of the all-powerful Authority. To attempt. The most suicidal rescue mission yet. She’s wired. She might be losing her mind. She’s hearing ...

Car Wars Meets Mad Max! Conquering a new world while raising a baby? Sure, why not. After consolidating power on an apocalyptic snow world, Scout once again needs to use her wits to survive and continue growing her virtual empire. With Harrison, Missy, and countless others by her side, she jumps into action on the harsh desert world. She controls one of twelve tribes battling for resources and total domination. Eleven against one? Tough as nails! Scout uses her advanced leadership skills to form a rebellion. The plan goes well enough until she learns the startling truth about Axel, the ...

Nash has got a pretty good thing going on. A hot girlfriend who always takes him back, money whenever he needs it, the respect—no matter how grudgingly given—of his peers, and a safe place to lay his head each night when he goes to sleep. For one of the animal people working the underground of the recently rebuilt Vegas, what more could he want?

The sky is breaking. The bonds are fading. And one boy’s spark could ignite the world—or burn it to ashes. In the floating world of Emberfall, young Elijah Ardent has always been content to stay in the shadows, fixing the ancient machinery that keeps his home aloft. But when his sister is kidnapped by a mysterious cult known as the Shroud, Elijah is thrust into a world of Skybeasts, Aether magic, and deadly political intrigue. Forced to compete in the Skyforge Trials against the elite of society, Elijah must master his newfound powers and bond with Ignis, a unique fire-beast with ...