Clare Weze

Alfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to Folding Ford. 1. He really misses life in the city. 2. He and his sister don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is: 3. The weather is bonkers. With his bike, a notepad and his new best mate Sam, Alfie sets out to solve the mystery of the strange weather. But when his investigations set something free, something sparking with electricity and very, very much alive, Folding Ford becomes a perfect storm of trouble. And Alfie is right at the centre of it.

The Lightning Catcher

Susan Kaye Quinn

Eliza Tilton

S. A. Larsen

Jordan Elizabeth

Lorna MacDonald Czarnota

Christine Baker

W. K. Pomeroy

Heather Talty

Eagar Grant

Natalia Darcy

J. Million

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. It will be available for purchase on November 10, 2014. 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.

A Steampunk Anthology

Gears of Brass

Alfie has noticed a few things since his family moved to Folding Ford. He really misses life in the city. He and his sister don't exactly fit in here. But the most interesting one is that the weather is BONKERS. One frost-covered branch on one tree in the middle of June? A tiny whirlwind in a bucket in the garden? Only in Folding Ford. Armed with his bike, a notepad and his new best mate Sam, Alfie is going to investigate. His best clue is Nathaniel Clemm ... the only thing in town weirder than the weather. When Alfie 'investigates' Mr Clemm's garden, only SLIGHTLY illegally, he finds a strange box that freezes his trainers and makes his teeth tingle. And when he opens it, only SLIGHTLY deliberately, SOMETHING gets out. Something fast, fizzing and sparking with electricity and very, very much alive. But the creature from the box brings trouble of its own, and as barometers and tempers go haywire in Folding Ford, Alfie finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm. Skellig meets Stranger Things in this funny, heartfelt adventure story perfect for fans of Ross Welford, Christopher Edge and Frank Cottrell Boyce.

Clare Weze

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