Capes & Clockwork: Superheroes in the Age of Steam

Capes & Clockwork

by D. Alan Lewis (Editor and Contributor), Alexander S. Brown (Contributor), David J. Fielding (Contributor)

During a forgotten time when the world was powered by steam and clockwork, heroes arose to do battle against the forces of evil. Some were outfitted with the latest technology. Others were changed by the mysteries of science and magic, while a few came from the skies. Capes and Clockwork fuses the fantasy and beauty of steampunk with the action and adventure of the superhero genre. Tease your imagination with sixteen stories of good versus evil, monster versus hero, and steam versus muscle!

contains:
Roger Dawkins and the Steam Daemons by Adam Millard
Keely by D. Alan Lewis
Catching Steam by Andrea Judy
Clockwork Demons by Logan L. Masterson
At the Quiet Limit of the World by David J. Fielding
Indestructible by Alexander S. Brown
Ectoplasmic Eradicators Wanted...Timothy Flood Adventure by Nikki Nelson-Hicks
Captain Amy and the Steam-Driven Kittens of Doom by Azrael Wolf
Thursday Morrow by Robert J. Krog
Lost Child’s Little Protector by Herika R. Raymer
The Gears of Justice by Brent Nichols
Aeolus, Chiron, and Medusa by John A. McColley
Blastbucket by Christopher J. Valin
Beneath Familiar Suns by Konstantine Paradias
Deep Diving Death Defying Dwarves of the Deep…Cycle of Ages Saga by Jeremy Hicks
White Lightning by John G. Hartness

322 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

As a child of the sixties and seventies, D. Alan Lewis grew up watching the U.S. space program in its heyday. His fascination with the space race developed a love of science fiction. His interest in horror came about later in life as the result of multiple marriages.

D. Alan Lewis is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee who now resides in Nashville with his children. He has been writing technical guides and manuals for various employers for over twenty years but only in recent years has branched out in to writing fiction. In 2006, Alan took the reins of a Novelist Writer’s resource in Nashville where he has been working to with aspiring writers.

The manuscript for his first novel, The Blood in Snowflake Garden, was a Top Ten finalist for the Claymore Dagger award in 2010. He is currently working on several other projects including a follow-up to Snowflake Garden.

Reviews

[Gerard Rinaldi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Age of Steam

A nice collection of short stories. Nice variety of steampunk, clockwork, science and magic. There are 16 short stories set in different times and different parts of the world. I would recommend it if you are into steampunk.

[Jane Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Usually I do not go for steam-punk book. However I was recommended this book by a friend whom I respect much for his literary choices. Capes & Clockwork: Superheroes in the Age of Steam is a collection of steam-punk theme stories that is hard to put down once you get started.

Some books are just too draggy that I stop reading halfway but not this book.My favorites are "Keely" and "Captain Amy and the Steam driven kittens of Doom". I shall not write any spoilers here so that you need to read them yourself.

I look forward to reading another story by the same author, D. Alan Lewis.

[Josie Boyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent collection of clockwork steampunk super whosits. Great diversity of backgrounds. Nice to see vancouver, and some hillbilly steampunk in the mix. Some stories are of course better than others. Worth a boo if you really like the steampunk. Easy read that i stretched out by having a social life at the same time as reading.