A world like ours, but filled with gears of
brass, where the beating heart is fueled by steam and the simplest creation is
a complex clockwork device.
Within this tome, you’ll find steampunk fairy
tale re-tellings, as well as original stories that will send your gears
turning.
Welcome to the steampunk realm, with eleven
authors guiding your path.
Gears of Brass is a steampunk anthology
published through Curiosity Quills. Within the pages, you’ll come across
clockwork inventions and steampunk-ified fairy tale retellings. Eleven authors will guide you through worlds
filled with airships, top hats, and corsets.
TEASERS
(each teaser is from a different tale in the
anthology)
“Stealing a few steps backward, I reached for him and
brushed my fingertips along his cheek. Static energy crept across my palm. It
glowed blue and pulled like taffy, sticking to my fingertips, then snapping
back to his skin. My hand jerked back so hard I hit myself in the chest. My
eyes traipsed down his neck, his shoulders, finally stopping at his midsection.
It was almost as though I could see inside him. “
“The guards struggled forward, but failed to move even an
inch. Everyone was frozen in place, except the uninvited guest. The man floated
toward Lord and Lady Miller. “You see, my lord, your wife made a deal with me
that cannot be broken. Your daughter is mine.”
“I swiped my hand across my nose, wishing I could smell the
green of the trees. Eyes burning, I swallowed hard, feeling the incision in my
throat where they’d cut out my sinus enhancer. I would never be able to smell
my exotic perfumes again.”
“Anthie watched the lissom liquid slip inside the carrying
tube. I could see her inhaling the smell of the lubricating oil. So could Dr.
Holmgren. From time to time he looked across at us through his reinforced
goggles. They gave him the appearance of a baby owl, which was at odds with his
general nastiness. I knew he was taking everything in. And I knew he had a
special eye on Anthie.”
“In a hidden room deep inside the base of the great clock
there was a click, a whir of gears, a valve opened, and the key chamber was
flooded with air. Several minutes later, Bella awoke. The girl coughed, choked
then screamed as blood began to once again flow through her veins: the first
time in a millennium.”
“Something growled near to her right. The hairs along
Redyn’s arms stood up and she held her breath. The sound came again, deep,
guttural. Redyn turned her head, her lips parted, her gaze scanning the forest.
They’d told her not to wander far from the cottage, but they couldn’t have
expected her to play with that hideous excuse for a doll near everyone else.
A wolf crept out of the shadows, his gray fur standing on
end like hers.”
“Three years ago, your father ruined my life. He terminated
my family’s reputation.”
“Um…” Amethyst wished she could back up further. Wind pushed
at her top hat, so she shoved it up higher to straighten it. “I don’t
understand.”
“Now, I’ll ruin his life.”
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