Prologue

The Inventor's Son #0.5

by S.B. James

It begins with a seemingly innocuous meeting during which a promising new technology for amputees and soldiers is demonstrated. However, it is soon discovered that the mastermind who created those miraculous prosthetic limbs has only one true intention. He wants to discredit and then destroy the family of his former student, Marcus Stanwood.

A brilliant but flawed inventor and scientist himself, Marcus knows firsthand how ruthless and pitiless his former professor and mentor can be. He sets a desperate plan in motion, and the fate of his son Ethan will hinge on his success or failure.

The Inventor’s Son Prologue is set in a Victorian London that could have been, and introduces a young boy whose life is destined to change dramatically overnight.

Genres: Steampunk, Fantasy

64 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2014

About the author

I've been writing stories since I was in seventh grade. An avid reader, I've been inspired by a plethora of historical romance, science fiction, and fantasy authors.
The Inventor’s Son series is my first published work, as well as my first foray into the Steampunk world, one in which I hope to continue exploring.

Reviews

[Leslie Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this novella - a sort of Steampunk Frankenstein. I'm interested in reading the next book in the series. It was written well, but I still found myself getting a little confused by who-was-who in the book. I think if it was longer, I wouldn't have been confused - It may have just been the fact that I was reading it at night when my brain is not the sharpest.