Gaslight Grimoire: A Steampunk Collection

by K.C. Finn

Enter a whole new world of possibilities... Expert storyteller K.C. Finn ventures into the Victorian world of steampunk fantasy for this brand new collection of tales, featuring everything from classic fairy stories, to cautionary horror fables and thrilling new adventures. Suitable for readers of all ages, this anthology contains eight brand new stories and three much-beloved reprints, as well as the full-length novella of MIRA AND THE MAW, featuring Mirabelle Blake: Victorian Zombie Hunter. Prepare for a world like no other: a world filed with dragons, magic, fairies, ghosts, beauties, beasts and, perhaps most importantly, cogs and steam!

Genres: Steampunk

292 pages, Paperback

Published March 11, 2016

About the author

K.C. Finn has been writing since 2011, at a time when extreme illness saw her trapped in the house with nothing but her imagination. Since then she's amassed a collection of stories, poems and novels spanning many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, gothic fiction, horror, paranormal and historical works. Her unique and diverse voice has won many awards, and she is both an Amazon and USA Today best-selling writer.

In her free time, K.C. is an eternal student, forever studying and learning more about the world. She travels whenever possible to explore new cultures and climates, and when she's at home she enjoys coaching writers of all ages with a story to tell. She also exercises her flair for the dramatic by directing, writing and occasionally acting in darkly humorous theatre productions in her hometown of Chester.

K.C. also works as a professional reviewer, manuscript consultant and cover designer. Feel free to message regarding any of these services!

Reviews

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't realize that it was a short story collection when I entered the LibraryThing Giveaway, and was a bit disappointed when I won and discovered that it is, indeed, a short story collection. More the fool, me! Actually, it feels more like a "first chapter" collection of lots of books that I want to read. Each tale is like a great hook to get the reader slavering for more of the tale and each set of characters. The writing is crisp and clear, the characters are well thought out and become real in the reader's mind. A really fun read without being a long epic saga.

[Sonja · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection of unique short stories. I really enjoyed the novella Mira and the Maw that was included with them. Definitely recommend.

[Book Haunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great collection of short stories featuring many wonders of the fantasy world. I was initially drawn to the very cool cover when I spotted this book. Little did I know that it would also prove to be some of the best steampunk reading that I’ve read to date. Since I am not that big on short stories, I wasn’t sure about it. But each story proved to be a delight all its own and in this day of all of the never-ending series, it was actually quite refreshing to read these.

I would like to thank the author, K.C Finn for providing me with the ARC through the LibraryThing Giveaways program for an honest review.

[Eileen Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't understand Steampunk.
Saying that this is a well written Victorian Fantasy of dragons etc.
I won a digital copy of this book from Librarything and the author K C Finn in return for an honest unbiased review.