Steampunk World

In an alternate 1875 America, electricity is forbidden, Native Americans and Yankees are united, and eldritch evil lurks in the shadows. Young Archie Dent knows there really are monsters in the world. His parents are members of the Septemberist Society, whose job it is to protect humanity from hideous giants called the Mangleborn. Trapped in underground prisons for a thousand years, the giant monsters have been all but forgotten - but now they are rising again as the steam-driven America of 1875 rediscovers electricity, the lifeblood of the Mangleborn.

A reckless act of compassion costs Dr. Kira Aist her family and her future on Earth. To escape her enemies, she calls on her heritage as a descendant of Baba Yaga and walks between worlds. As Kira roams the paths of Reality, strangers are drawn to her House. Some seek refuge, some seek power, and one just wants kitty treats. With the fate of multiple worlds hanging in the balance, Kira must discover what it means to be a sorcerer and the keeper of a House.

Bradley receives a second chance on a steampunk planet where the wondrous sights captivate, the gizmos fascinate, and it is all possible with steam. Attempting the wilds, Bradley experiences a dash of heart-pumping adventure that unlocks new opportunities and brings unwanted problems. With proper application, a bit of wit, and a dash of luck, he might achieve greatness.

Cadmus Errol is the greatest inventor that Tellurak has ever known. His clockwork graces the spires of cities across the world. Yet in another, darker world, he lives the life of a slave. There, humanity is held underfoot, bound in service to the victors of a war fought untold generations ago. It will take all the wits and resources of the best that humanity can muster to break that hold. Can Cadmus Errol, the Mad Tinker, be the one to free them all? Or will his daughter take a shortcut through dangerous science to wipe out humanities oppressors?

Five Weeks in a Balloon, written by Jules Verne in 1863, is a thrilling adventure novel that takes readers on an extraordinary journey across uncharted African landscapes. Set during a time when much of the African continent remained a mystery to Europeans, the novel follows the daring expedition of Dr. Samuel Ferguson, a determined British explorer, as he attempts to traverse Africa by air in a hydrogen-filled balloon. The story revolves around Dr. Ferguson’s ambitious plan to use his innovative balloon, the Victoria, to navigate regions unknown to the Western world. Accompanied by his ...

Two more great reads to enjoy, love and go where you have never been before in a world where magic and science both exist. A TALE LESS TOLD This Christmas at Baker Street is never going to be the same. Magic and fun unlike any before as a Christmas Party goes awry in 221B bring to bear Holmes and all his friends to solve a mystery that could be something horrible for all of them. TOUCH OF MAGIC Harry is many things, but curious and excited he always is. And as he grows as a magician he is going to experience the world as none other and a touch of magic is going to transform his life and ...

Welcome to the conclusion of the World of Empty Glasses. Morgan gambled everything only to find herself worse off than when she started. Tom had everything a man could dream of, but found it was not enough. Meanwhile, the world of Eden is on the verge of a large political and social turn. Morgan is about to be tested in ways she could have never imagined. Will Tom’s choices leave him with what he deserves? New and old friends will be connected and together they will open the doors for the creation of a new world. A world of the unknown; all pulled to a cause through circumstances outside ...

Vonn the Engineer has invented the airplane in a magical world, using his secret knowledge from Earth. He's just crash-landed next to a living, unholy dungeon with a prisoner to save. And when he returns, there's real work to do. So far, Vonn has used the arcane rules of the "System" to earn spells and other powers. There's no dark overlord to slay, so he and his friends are free to build. This kingdom's technology is just starting to take off, partly thanks to airships and tools powered by the physics of magic crystals.

Bloomsbury presents Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by David Thorpe. SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES 2025 City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring ‘Perfection’ and ‘Correctness’ to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless...

The world is a machine. The history books are its instruction manual. And someone has been editing both for a very long time. Elara Voss is an Arcane Scavenger — a violet-eyed outcast who reads the world's broken frequencies the way other people read text, feeling the dying hum of buried mechanisms through conductive silver threading and the cold grit of subterranean mud. She catalogs the ruins of a civilization its own architects have spent centuries erasing. The Mud-Drowned Archive was supposed to be a routine incursion. It was not. Buried beneath centuries of silt, Elara finds ...

A honeymoon voyage to Antarctica was supposed to be an escape. Instead, it becomes the discovery of a lifetime. In an alternate 1891 shaped by steam power, Tesla technology, and interplanetary exploration, Walter and Eleanor Gresham journey aboard the expedition vessel Endeavor expecting adventure, scientific discovery, and a few quiet weeks together far from politics and industry. What they find is something impossible. Hidden beyond storm walls and volcanic cliffs lies a secret world untouched by modern civilization: towering cloud forests, prehistoric beasts, ancient systems still ...

Enter a world of dragon politics and missing librarians – in 1920s New York City. Immerse yourself in The Lost Plot, the fourth gripping instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman. A covert mission. A royal demand. And a race against time. In a 1920s-style America...

Germany invades Belgium on the way to Paris. But Umbria has pledged to defend her allies at all costs. The king has appointed Rip Coulter as Undersecretary of War. With knowledge of history from his own world along with some innovative thinking, he sets up a brilliant counterattack near the Meuse River, seeking to bring this world’s Great War to a sudden and decisive end. But under the surface, Darhaven has a score to settle with Rip and his family for thwarting their plans. They intend to deliver on that score, even as the war rages elsewhere. Meanwhile, the United States Army is intent ...

History is written by the victors. But what if the victors were merchants, not warriors? In this gripping alternate history, the Roman defeat at Zama does not lead to the city’s destruction, but to a unsettling new world order. Carthage replaces the sword with the contract, turning the Mediterranean into a web of trade routes and shared standards. Rome survives, but it loses its soul, forced to trade instead of conquer. Follow Marco Valerio, a defeated Roman soldier turned mediator, as he navigates a world organized by profit and interdependence. From the bustling ports of Africa to the ...

Librarian-spy Irene's assistant has been kidnapped by the Fae – a fairy faction who will stop at nothing to cause utter chaos. The Masked City is the second entry in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman. Irene is working undercover when disaster strikes. Her assistant, Kai, is...

**London is hiding a secret far older than its cobblestone streets.** In the deepest shadows of the city, a primordial darkness is plotting. It is waiting for the strike that will change everything. When an unprecedented attack leaves the Queen of England clinging to life and a High Lord trapped in the clutches of the night, the legendary Sherlock Holmes finds himself facing a foe that logic cannot explain. The clues are there—written in the terror of a prominent citizen—but the truth is more terrifying than any crime Holmes has ever investigated. Ancient wraths are descending upon ...

Bradley receives a second chance on a steampunk planet. The wondrous sights captivate, the gizmos fascinate, and it is all possible with steam. His foes close in, his ally goes missing, and Bradley must adapt to win the day.

The Republic's black ops have failed to take over Rebirth and steal Alexandra's dungeon core for the last time. All pretenses are finally cast aside as the Republic's army is ordered to march on Rebirth and start a war the entire continent has been dreading for over a century. Alexandra and her allies prepare for the inevitable. Rebirth gathers foes of the Republic from all over the continent while Alexandra begins assembling her secret army, ready to take the fight to the surface and to the Republic itself. But as Alexandra prepares to crush the Republic, more sinister events are afoot.

Bradley receives a second chance on a steampunk planet. The wondrous sights captivate, the gizmos fascinate, and it is all possible with steam. Attempting the wilds, Bradley experiences a dash of heart-pumping adventure that unlocks new opportunities and brings unwanted problems. With proper application, a bit of wit, and a dash of luck he might achieve greatness.

The Day the Tripods Came is a gripping collection of interconnected tales that reimagines H.G. Wells' classic The War of the Worlds through the eyes of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances. From a London clerk fleeing the devastation to an artilleryman's underground resistance, from a curate's crisis of faith to an astronomer's wife's scientific revelations, these stories weave a tapestry of human resilience in the face of cosmic horror. As Martian tripods lay waste to Victorian England, our heroes must confront not only the alien threat but also their own humanity. This ...