Bøger af Phoebe Darqueling

In a land of direwolves and dragons, the Abdita are a species devoted to maintaining the balance between man and the earth. Guardians by nature, their powers are misunderstood. When a dark force rises, the balance of life is unsettled. Blight and sickness spread. Desperate for answers, King Rouaix Godfrey XVII turns to the mysterious Prime Order. He sets his knights-led by the unequaled Ser Pagaene-on the Abdita. But the High Priestess of the Adbita summons a different kind of champion-Esyld, a guardian with wisdom on her side. Thrown together, each tests the patience and fortitude of the other. But both factions carry dark secrets, and it may take more than either nature or man alone to stop what is coming.Written collaboratively by 27 Authors, all members of CWC - Collaborative Writing Challenge. This is the sixth novel produced by CWC, please look out for our other titles. www.collaborativewritingchallenge.comAuthors: Liz ButcherBenjamin PhillipsLorah JaiynDouglas EsperMike SmithSarah StoneCharlotte Rose LangeSharnita SandersPhoebe DarquelingJean GrabowKathleen ChartrandChris DonovanKevin BoardmanCrystal M. M. BurtonCatherine ArneScott CleggKate LandersL.S. ChristopherJohnny CaputoGina FabioJason PereStephanie K. BrownellClaire ChittyGisela PechmannEleftheria ChrysochoouMeghan BarrettKathrin HutsonCoordinated by T.S. DickersonEdited by Kathrin HutsonFeatured short story by J.K. Harriso

Twelve international authors have come together to bring you a fresh collection of Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy inspired tales. Our stories range from light and comedic to dark and full of drama, so fans of the genre both old and new are bound to find something they love within these pages.Featuring:Secrets and Airships - An airship pirate''s daughter schemes to escape the reach of her father and discover a long lost treasure. By A. F. StewartRegicide and Prejudice - An unexpected inventor has the chance to prove his mettle when he is asked to protect Prince George from assassins. By Paul MichaelGho-Power - A steam carriage designer harnesses an unusual new energy source with surprising consequences. By Michael ChandosNihon Daitan''na - The Americans will stop at nothing to force Japan to open its borders, but they can''t predict what the Emperor has in store for them. By T.J. O''HareMonster of the Deep - A steamship signals for help, but when it arrives, the crew has disappeared without a trace. By Thomas RoggenbuckWhere the Light Enters - An apprentice''s loyalty is tested when an inventor''s young wife looks to him for an escape from her loveless marriage. By Crysta K. Coburn Treason in the Sky - A wartime mechanic discovers a wide-reaching conspiracy with ties to her and her forgotten past. By Jacy SellersCatchin'' Gargoyles - A gargoyle hunter thinks he knows everything about them until his latest mission proves him wrong. By Tim KidwellThe Last Sleep - A post-mortem photographer wishes to save her brother from his illness, but she learns everything comes with a price. By Sarah Van GoethemThe Mobius Trip - a shapeshifter''s psyche is shattered by the asylum''s experiments and he''s doomed to repeat the same delusion-filled hour. By Phoebe DarquelingThe Last Automaton of Doctor Jubal Varva - An aging inventor builds one last machine to end the decades-long war and atone for past mistakes. By K.A. LindstromPeregrine Rising: A Skies of Fire and Lightning Story - A sky pirate is pressed into service to recover a stolen item from an old nemesis. By Drew Carmody

Author and lecturer Phoebe Darqueling has compiled and updated her best articles from The Steampunk Journal and beyond to surprise, inform, and delight Steampunk and Gaslamp Fantasy fans old and new. Within these pages, you'll find a stroll through the first 30 years of the Steampunk genre, background information about the technological and cultural underpinnings that inspire it, a guide to the twelve most common tropes in Steampunk media and costumes, recommendations for books, television, and movies, and so much more!It's the perfect beginner's guide for the curious or makes a great addition to any diehard fan's bookshelf.

Save his boy, uncover a conspiracy, and master opposable thumbs—a dog’s work is never done.Buddy’s favorite thing is curling up for a nap at the foot of Ethan's bed. Then he stumbles through a portal to a clockwork city plagued by chimeras, and everything changes… Well, not everything. Sure, his new human body comes with magic powers, but he’d still rather nap than face the people of Excelsior, who harbor both desire and fear when it comes to “the other side.”He discovers Ethan followed him through the portal and underwent his own transformation, and it becomes Buddy’s doggone duty to save him. Buddy finds unlikely allies in an aristocrat with everything on the line, a mechanic with something to hide, and a musician willing to do anything to protect her. Using a ramshackle flying machine, the group follows the chimeras deep into the forest and uncovers a plot that could reshape the worlds on both sides of the rift.