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"A Classic Science Fiction Adventure in the Spirit of Jules Verne."
In 1859, a celestial event of untenable proportions bombarded the earth. Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America were disrupted or destroyed. Telegraph pylons threw terrifying arcs of electricity through the air. Operators were shocked; some were even killed. Some systems continued to send messages even after being unplugged. Auroras were seen as far away from the poles as the Caribbean.
Two amateur astronomers, Richard Carrington and Burgess Stallworth, correctly identified the phenomenon as a solar storm. The storm, the first and largest ever recorded, came to be known as the Carrington Event.
In the midst of the barrage, they identified something far more extraordinary, a ripple in the fabric of space that led to the discovery of an entirely new world.
This other world, in many ways a mirror image of our own, became a buffer of sorts against tempests such as the Carrington Event. Auroras were a regular phenomenon there. Massive solar flares were as common as Sunday brunch. These extremes forced this world to progress in a much different manner than our own.
Thirty years later, William Stallworth, grandson of Burgess, abandons his mundane life in our own world for one of adventure in another. He discovers a place that is far different than even he expected. Steamwork airships soar high above and are plagued by sky pirates. Mighty sea creatures, the products of a prolonged Industrial Revolution’s rampant pollution, haunt the seas. Cities glow by the light of ethereal, alchemical reagents, while evil lurks in the shadows just beyond.
While aboard Helios, the first airship of its kind, William is propelled into a series of harrowing exploits that ultimately lead to the unearthing of a plot that could destroy the world that he has come to love, as well as the one he left behind.
60,000 words.
Genres: Steampunk; Classic Scifi; Scifi Adventure
In 1859, a celestial event of untenable proportions bombarded the earth. Telegraph systems all over Europe and North America were disrupted or destroyed. Telegraph pylons threw terrifying arcs of electricity through the air. Operators were shocked; some were even killed. Some systems continued to send messages even after being unplugged. Auroras were seen as far away from the poles as the Caribbean.
Two amateur astronomers, Richard Carrington and Burgess Stallworth, correctly identified the phenomenon as a solar storm. The storm, the first and largest ever recorded, came to be known as the Carrington Event.
In the midst of the barrage, they identified something far more extraordinary, a ripple in the fabric of space that led to the discovery of an entirely new world.
This other world, in many ways a mirror image of our own, became a buffer of sorts against tempests such as the Carrington Event. Auroras were a regular phenomenon there. Massive solar flares were as common as Sunday brunch. These extremes forced this world to progress in a much different manner than our own.
Thirty years later, William Stallworth, grandson of Burgess, abandons his mundane life in our own world for one of adventure in another. He discovers a place that is far different than even he expected. Steamwork airships soar high above and are plagued by sky pirates. Mighty sea creatures, the products of a prolonged Industrial Revolution’s rampant pollution, haunt the seas. Cities glow by the light of ethereal, alchemical reagents, while evil lurks in the shadows just beyond.
While aboard Helios, the first airship of its kind, William is propelled into a series of harrowing exploits that ultimately lead to the unearthing of a plot that could destroy the world that he has come to love, as well as the one he left behind.
60,000 words.
Genres: Steampunk; Classic Scifi; Scifi Adventure
322 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2013
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About the author
Archer Garrett
13 books57 followersChristian, husband & author.
Books include:
The Western Front
Kratocracy (sequel)
Crescent City (prequel)
Flashback
Phases
Sample Chapters @ Blog:
http://acotwf.blogspot.com/
Books include:
The Western Front
Kratocracy (sequel)
Crescent City (prequel)
Flashback
Phases
Sample Chapters @ Blog:
http://acotwf.blogspot.com/
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