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Steven R. Southard

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Robert A. Hei ...more

Member Since

May 2011

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I write science fiction intended to make readers feel like they’ve solved a challenging problem or taken an adventurous voyage along with my characters. I've written in several genres, including science fiction, steampunk, historical, alternate history, horror, and fantasy.

My short stories appear in over a dozen anthologies. Fourteen others form the What Man Hath Wrought series. I co-edited the following anthologies: 20,000 Leagues Remembered; Extraordinary Visions, Stories Inspired by Jules Verne; and Ain’t Our First Rodeo.

Ideas prevalent in my works include submarines, the ocean, the evolution of technology, and how the past could have been different.

Feel free to dive into my website (where I’m known as Poseidon’s Scribe) at http://www ...more

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	20,000 Leagues Remembered by Steven R. Southard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kelly A. Harmon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric Choi (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Steampunk Carol 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seastead Chronicles by Steven R. Southard (Goodreads Author), Kelly A. Harmon (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Six Hundred Dollar Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sea-Wagon of Yantai it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Against All Gods it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alexander's Odyssey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wind-Sphere Ship it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leonardo's Lion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tale More True (What Man Hath Wrought Book 8) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hitting the Highways on a 48-State Odyssey

Announcing my latest book—48-State Odyssey!

What it’s About

My wife and I made a road trip touching the forty-eight contiguous states, and you can read the true story of that journey.

Well, most of it’s true. A good deal of it. Some of it.

I’m a fiction writer, so you’ve got to expect some exaggeration. Did we really encounter Bigfoot, Paul Bunyan, aliens, and various monsters and cryptids? Did we

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Steven R. Southard wrote a new blog post Hitting the Highways on a 48-State Odyssey Announcing my latest book—48-State Odyssey! What it’s AboutMy wife and I made a road trip touching the forty-eight contiguous states, and you can read Read more of this blog post »
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Steven rated a book it was amazing The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Backstory: in 1958, a man took his large Catholic family on a short trip in a covered wagon to introduce his children to the pioneer spirit. He had no idea of the seeds he’d planted in one of his sons. In 2011, that son—who comes across as a bookish, ...more
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Steven and 22 other people liked Linda's review of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey: "Well into middle age Rinker Buck, his brother Nick and his dog Olive Oyl decide to see the American West in a covered wagon. That's correct, just like the pioneers did back in the day. I found this book to be fascinating, entertaining, informative an" Read more of this review »
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Steven and 36 other people liked Jaylia3's review of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey: "This entertaining, often enthralling, mix of history, humor, travelogue, family memoir, and no holds barred social commentary reminds me of my favorite Bill Bryson books--especially A Walk in the Woods about Bryson’s (mis)adventures hiking the Appala" Read more of this review »
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Steven and 49 other people liked Morris's review of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey: "I should be upfront and say that this review of “The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey” may be skewed because the author, Rinker Buck, did something in writing it that I have always wanted to do. He took a piece of history, researched it, and then" Read more of this review »
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Steven rated a book liked it Attar's Revenge (Attar the Merman, #1) by Robert Graham	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I suspect Joe Haldeman wrote the two Attar books before The Forever War, even though they were published afterward, and under the pseudonym Robert Graham. In Attar’s Revenge, it appears the author was still honing his craft. Intrigued by the possibil ...more
Sep 06, 2026 05:12AM · like · see review
Steven rated a book it was amazing Exhalation by Ted Chiang	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful short stories and novellas in this volume. Chiang’s ability to blend science, philosophy, and fiction is unmatched. In these tales, he explores many aspects of our reality—time, free will, artificial intelligence, and more. He sets parts of ...more
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Steven rated a book liked it Scimitar SL2 by Patrick Robinson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I’ve read a few Patrick Robinson books, including HMS Unseen, The Shark Mutiny, Nimitz Class, and now Scimitar SL2. I always get exciting naval warfare, with realistic-sounding dialogue and details. Rough-talking Arnold Morgan is always in the thick ...more
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Steven rated a book liked it Scimitar SL2 by Patrick Robinson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I’ve read a few Patrick Robinson books, including HMS Unseen, The Shark Mutiny, Nimitz Class, and now Scimitar SL2. I always get exciting naval warfare, with realistic-sounding dialogue and details. Rough-talking Arnold Morgan is always in the thick ...more
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Steven rated a book liked it Titanic Terastructures by Jessica Augustsson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Maybe I expected more. As is typical for anthologies, story quality varied. There wasn’t as much variety in the type of terastructure as I’d hoped. Several authors used space elevators in their stories, so that seemed repetitive. I liked the first st ...more
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