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Andrew P. Mayer is an author and video game designer.

His first novel series, the acclaimed steampunk superhero trilogy, The Society of Steam, was published by Pyr books.

He has published two volumes of "The Fool", a cross-dimensional fantasy series, and is currently hard at work on a new epic fantasy series.

Andrew currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where he crafts his novels on cloudy days. ...more

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	The Falling Machine (The Society of Steam, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 862 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	Hearts of Smoke and Steam (The Society of Steam, #2) 3.55 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	Power Under Pressure (The Society of Steam, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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 Broken Sky: An Alternate Reality Fantasy Adventure (The FooL Book 1) 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Lost Dragon: An Alternate Reality Fantasy Adventure (The FooL Book 2) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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The Man Who Was Thursday.

Looking for something to read after you've finished the Society of Steam?
I highly recommend G.K. Chesterton's "The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare."

It's not technically not Steampunk because it was actually written in 1907, but if you're looking for airship and motorcar chases, secret societies you won't be disappointed by this short novel.

In some ways it reminds of what Philip K. Dick would ha Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 22, 2011 14:15 • Tags: not-steampunk, steampunk

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