Riding the Mainspring: A Collection of Steampunk Short Stories

Andrew Knighton


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4.00 · 1 ratings · 92 pages · Published: 12 Aug 2014

Riding the Mainspring: A Collection of Steampunk Short Stories by Andrew Knighton
A steam-powered cowboy with a taste for death.


A daring art heist in a moving city.


A zeppelin flight through the smoke-filled skies of a Europe torn apart by volcanoes.


This collection brings together nine stories of mechanical endeavour and daring adventure from worlds where pistons and clockwork are king. Each short story explores a different steampunk possibility, from the Wild West to the sewers below Venice. Starring scientists, detectives, criminals, and more machines than you can shake a pair of brass goggles at.


So get on board and ride the mainspring to adventure.

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