We’re so pleased to have author Susanna Hays joining us today with an excerpt from her new novel, Project Ordell. Enjoy! Title: Project Ordell Pages: 200 Categories: Steampunk Cover Artist: Stef Masciandaro Blurb: Ordell Rutledge lives in the small town of Blackwick where he helps in his father’s modest automaton shop. While he enjoys interacting…
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Review: Clockwork Heart by Heidi Cullinan
Title: Clockwork Heart (Clockwork Love: Book One) Author: Heidi Cullinan Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: I think Heidi Cullinan has just scratched the surface of this world, and I truly can’t wait to see more! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Love, adventure and a steaming good time. As the French army…
Guest Post and Giveaway: Clockwork Heart by Heidi Cullinan
Please join us in welcoming author Heidi Cullinan today on the tour for her new steampunk novel Clockwork Heart. Heidi’s dropped in with some Fun Facts about the book, and is also offering a couple of chances to win some great prizes, including a tour-wide Rafflecopter contest for the chance to win a paperback copy…
Audio Review: Under the Rushes by Amy Lane – Narrated by Nick J. Russo
Title: Under the Rushes Author: Amy Lane Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 11 hours and 52 minutes At a Glance: Amy Lane…you take my breath away. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Ten years after Dorjan trusted a boy’s word over his superior officer’s, he and his best friend, Areau, are still living…
Review: Keys by Amber Kell
Title: Keys (City of Keys: Book One) Author: Amber Kell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Keys is an excellent steampunk/dystopian story, in the grand tradition of the Steampunk genre, but it is a world all of its own. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: My name is Octavius Septimus Stalk, but my…
Review: Blue on Black by Carole Cummings
Title: Blue on Black Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages At a Glance: Blue on Black is an alternate universe, twisted history, sci-fi/fantasy/steampunkish feast for the imagination and senses. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Kimolijah Adani—Class 2 gridTech, beloved brother, most promising student the Academy’s ever had the privilege of calling their…
Review: Jack Wolf by Kay Walker
Title: Jack Wolf (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Kay Walker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 44 Pages At a Glance: Steampunk and shifters collide in this fun daily dose story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Henry Dalton is sent across the country by train to the western town of Woolridge in order to investigate the werewolf…
Review: Winter’s Bees by E.E. Ottoman
Title: Winter’s Bees (Mechanical Universe: Book Three) Author: E.E. Ottoman Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 105 Pages At a Glance: A decent entry to a series set in an interesting world, but this story is filled with overused elements. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Lord Marcel de la Mont de Anges, the Marquis de…
Review: The Gilded Scarab by Anna Butler
Title: The Gilded Scarab Author: Anna Butler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 314 Pages At a Glance: When this novel gets a good head of steam going, it’s an adventurous and entertaining jaunt through an alternate reality London. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium’s Aero Corps…
Review: Alchemy Ever After by Raine & Siôn O'Tierney
Title: Alchemy Ever After Author: Raine & Siôn O’Tierney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: Short story with a sweet, innocent apprentice, a grumpy alchemist, and a sculpture come to life. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The city of New Alexandria is filled with powerful magicians-in-training and mechanical follies, the world’s largest…
Review: Alchemy Ever After by Raine & Siôn O’Tierney
Title: Alchemy Ever After Author: Raine & Siôn O’Tierney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: Short story with a sweet, innocent apprentice, a grumpy alchemist, and a sculpture come to life. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The city of New Alexandria is filled with powerful magicians-in-training and mechanical follies, the world’s largest…
Review: Clockwork Pirate by Lyn Gala
Title: Clockwork Pirate Author: Lyn Gala Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 278 Pages At a Glance: As alt-history steampunk adventures go, I’d say Clockwork Pirate is a fun one. As romances go, though, I’d say this one relied too much on telling rather than showing. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Alex hid his unnatural attraction to…
Spotlight, Review, and Giveaway: Hammer and Bone by Kirby Crow
Title: Hammer and Bone Author: Kirby Crow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Haunting and beautiful, Hammer and Bone is an impressive and inspired collection. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The purest evil lives in the hearts of men Carnival mystics. Zombie tribes. Bad magic in the Bayou. Mage-princes, alien cities, and…
Review: Liberty & Other Stories by Alexis Hall
Title: Liberty & Other Stories Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 308 Pages At a Glance: A pastiche that’s done not just amazingly well but with unexpected touches of hilarity in deeply serious moments. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: For the delight and edification of discerning readers, we present diverse stories concerning the lives,…
Review: Liberty & Other Stories by Alexis Hall
Title: Liberty & Other Stories Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 308 Pages At a Glance: A pastiche that’s done not just amazingly well but with unexpected touches of hilarity in deeply serious moments. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: For the delight and edification of discerning readers, we present diverse stories concerning the lives,…
Review: The Mechanical Chrysanthemums by Felicitas Ivey
Title: The Mechanical Chrysanthemums Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 90 Pages At a Glance: A mixture of genres that somehow work perfectly together Blurb: Hachisuka Narihiro is a pilot in the Shogun’s elite unit of musha-ki, robotic armor automated by steam and magic for the defense of Nippon in a slowly modernizing 19th Century,…
Review: London Steam by Lynn Townsend
Title: London Steam Author: Lynn Townsend Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: Two loosely related novellas and a surprise M/F ending in the second, make for an overall uneven read Blurb: In a reimagined 1890’s London, where steam-driven airships rule the skies and monsters roam the streets, the Galileo Observatory’s Club…
Guest Post and Giveaway: There Will Be Phlogiston by Alexis Hall
Hello, and welcome to the mini blog tour for There Will Be Phlogiston (released: 8th December), a free novella set in the Prosperityverse. Many thanks to Lisa at The Novel Approach for hosting me today! To celebrate the release of Phlogiston, I’m also doing a little giveaway of any book from my backlist, which you…
Review: Precious Metals (Metals: Book Two) by L.A. Witt
Title: Precious Metals (Metals: Book Two) Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 150 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: For Constable Paul Benson of the North-West Mounted Police, monotony is a blessing. As a provision inspector below the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush, he’s seen miserable conditions and gold fever turn civilized…
Review: The Circus of the Damned by Cornelia Grey
Title: The Circus of the Damned Author: Cornelia Grey Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 274 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Magician Gilbert Blake has spent his entire life conning drunkards in the seediest pubs in the darkest towns, careful to hide the true depths of his power. But when he spends a little too much…