Shovel the coal and stoke the boilers as nine Steampunk authors explore islands of mystery and adventure across the seven seas.

The Clockwork Seer by Katherine Cowley: On an island of oddities, a young clairvoyant struggles for normalcy, but deadly automatons have other plans.

Sindisiwe by Scott E. Tarbet: A slave girl in Zanzibar escapes a beating when a stranger in the marketplace proves her past is more than just a fairy tale.

Stand and Deliver by TC Phillips: Neither shackles, slave labor, nor the island’s deadliest inhabitants will prevent these brothers from meting out justice to their father’s murderers.

Island Walker by C. R. Simper: Kit digs her treasures out of trash heaps, but the theft of her invention leads to discoveries money can’t buy.

A Mind Prone to Wander by Danielle E. Shipley: Beyond a locked door lies Rowan Charles’ death or his sanity, and the survival or extinction of his people.

Curio Cay by Sarah E. Seeley: The future of humanity rests in the hands of three time-traveling scientists battling biomechanical creatures in the Jurassic past.

The Mysterious Island of Chester Morrison by Kin Law: Dodging her chaperone, a debutante stumbles into adventure and romance at the World’s Fair.

Revolutionary by John M. Olsen: A dirigible captain goes down with his ship, and wakes to find himself a captive of a sky-dwelling civilization.

The Steel Inside by Gail B. Williams: Darkness lurks in Sarah’s forgotten past, kept hidden by those who claim to be her devoted husband and loyal servants.

Steel & Bone: Nine Steampunk Adventures
(including A Mind Prone to Wander by Danielle E. Shipley)
via Xchyler Publishing

About A Mind Prone to Wander: The refugees of Skycastle survived the end of the world only to fall prey to the dreaded Lord of Wings. Together with an assassin princess, a young man gone mad with missing memories must venture into the monster’s mechanized fortress to vanquish him once and for all. But the threat against Skycastle takes a most unexpected shape, forcing both princess and madman to brave the pain of the pasts that left them broken.

^^ Click for an excerpt of "A Mind Prone to Wander", as read by the author! ^^

"A collection that will make steampunk readers very happy."
- Rose, reader

"Shipley's 'A Mind Prone to Wander' reads like a post apocalyptic fairytale, and stayed with me long after I finished it."
- Christina, reader

"I loved the range of settings and cultural influences--everything from the spice trade to the upper reaches of our atmosphere. But lest this collection seem inaccessible to someone who hasn't read much speculative fiction, I also want to emphasize how grounded the stories were in human relationships--between husbands and wives, fathers and sons, friends, servants, acquaintances, machines and automatons. I definitely recommend this collection for fun summer reading."
- Jessica, reader

​"This collection has enough variety, while still staying within the steampunk realm, to fit a variety of readers. I would definitely recommend it to my friends, whether they are hard core steampunk fans or just enjoy a good collection of fantastic stories."
- Brianna, reader

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