Friday, August 9, 2013

Archer Garrett has a new book out

Archer Garrett, who we reviewed last with the front end of his apocalyptic series, The Western Front has a new book out, that seems well positioned within the Steam Punk genre.

I am working (doorstep to doorstep) 11-1/2 hours these days, and that is set to increase, so I am behind on my reading, so I don't know if I'll be able to make it to this one.  It is listed at 60,000 words so it is not one of those kindle short stories disguised as a novel.

The blurb:

"A Classic Science Fiction Adventure in the Spirit of Jules Verne."

Imagine a world of extremes.  The Northern Lights dance across the Caribbean, mighty tempests are a common occurrence and the pendulum of politics swings from one radical to the next.  Welcome to Terra, an alternate earth somewhere across the multiverse, circa 1890.

It's a world of bizarre technological divergences.  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.

William Stallworth is a Pulse Chaser, able to leap from one world to another.  He came to Terra in search of adventure, but instead finds a world on the precipice of a great conflict - and a mysterious man that knows who he really is.  Can he turn back what's been set in motion, or will he forfeit his own life trying?

60,000 words.

Genres:  Steampunk; Classic Scifi; Scifi Adventure

Northern lights dancing in the Caribbean occurred with the first big solar flare of 1859 so there may be a little bit of apocalyptic action.  Maybe the ethereal currents will just all go to pieces.

2 comments:

Archer Garrett said...

Good catch with the 1859 reference, or Dick's Disaster, as it is referred to in the story. ;)

russell1200 said...

Archer: Yes, well I have spent a fair amount of time on the subject. I always find it odd that there are historical records of what a major solar flare is like, but many authors can't be bothered to do a basic google search on the subject and find out.