One of the delights of a backward-looking genre is the potential to revisit familiar characters and favorite settings. Here are some EPUB2 DRM-Free forays into the clockwork world.
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Steampunk lives under the shadow of Jules Verne. In "The Volcano Lady: Volume 1 - A Fearful Storm Gathering" by T.E. MacArthur, the protagonist rubs shoulders with several prominent Verne characters.
"Volcanology is an unseemly occupation for a lady in 1882, but this will not prevent Dr. Letticia "Lettie" Gantry from pursuing her scientific obsession to America, Japan, or all the way to the Dutch East Indies if necessary. Not even the unwanted attentions of extraordinary "mad inventors" such as the legendary Captain Nemo and Robur the Conqueror will stop her. But too many men want to control her and, more importantly, her prediction equation: an exotic foreign agent, a man bent on destroying humanity, and a remarkable, enigmatic Civil War veteran whose moral certainty is running out of steam as fast as his captain's airship.
What is a lady to do?"
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eb...torm-gathering
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"Gears of a Mad God: A Steampunk Lovecraft Adventure," by Brent Nichols, melds two favorite genres. This one is both FREE and DRM-Free!
"Proper young ladies in the 1920s don't get dirty, and they certainly don't get into fights. But Colleen's favorite uncle has died under mysterious circumstances, and she wants answers. When a sinister cult comes after her, she pushes back - hard.
Soon she's running for her life, hunted by the cult of Katharis and aided by a secret government agency. It will take all of her courage, all of her strength, and every steam-powered weapon she can devise to keep her alive long enough to unravel the mystery of her uncle's death.
The cult thinks she knows her uncle's secrets. They'll do anything, hurt anyone, to make her talk. But they've made a grave mistake. Colleen is going to take the fight to them, again and again, until the people she cares about are safe - or have been avenged."
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eb...raft-adventure
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And would you believe steampunk Arabian Nights? Who could resist "Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn: A Steampunk Faerie Tale" by Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Day Al-Mohamed.
"In England, far from his desert home, Ali bin-Massoud serves as apprentice to the famed Charles Babbage. One night a mysterious box is delivered by a clockwork falcon and Ali's world is never the same again. Heartache, danger, and thieves mark his journey as Ali is summoned home at the death of his father.
It will take faith, knowledge, and yes, love to realize his destiny, and more than a little skill with steam-driven technology. Can he unravel the mystery of the puzzle box and the clockwork djinn before it is too late? An ancient legacy and Ali's very life depend on his success."
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/eb...nk-faerie-tale