Peridot Shift Series by R.J. Theodore

A fantastical steampunk first contact novel that ties together high magic, high technology, and bold characters to create a story you won’t soon forget. Captain Talis just wants to keep her airship crew from starving, and maybe scrape up enough cash for some badly needed repairs. When an anonymous client offers a small fortune to root through a pile of atmospheric wreckage, it seems like an easy payday. The job yields an ancient ring, a forbidden secret, and a host of deadly enemies... moreA fantastical steampunk first contact novel that ties together high magic, high technology, and bold characters to create a story you won’t soon forget. Captain Talis just wants to keep her airship crew from starving, and maybe scrape up enough cash for some badly needed repairs. When an anonymous client offers a small fortune to root through a pile of atmospheric wreckage, it seems like an easy payday. The job yields an ancient ring, a forbidden secret, and a host of deadly enemies.Now on the run from cultists with powerful allies, Talis needs to unload the ring as quickly as possible. Her desperate search for a buyer and the fallout from her discovery leads to a planetary battle between a secret society, alien forces, and even the gods themselves.Talis and her crew have just one desperate chance to make things right before their potential big score destroys them all. less

Book Two of the Peridot ShiftThe shattered world of Peridot and its floating island nations are in grave jeopardy. Corruption has infested its governments. An alien threat has killed one of its gods. The souls of its people and the very planet, itself, hang in crisis. And it's up to Talis and the best gods-rotted airship crew in the skies to set things right--if only they had a ship... moreBook Two of the Peridot ShiftThe shattered world of Peridot and its floating island nations are in grave jeopardy. Corruption has infested its governments. An alien threat has killed one of its gods. The souls of its people and the very planet, itself, hang in crisis. And it's up to Talis and the best gods-rotted airship crew in the skies to set things right--if only they had a ship.Stranded on a remote island in the distant skies of Peridot, Talis and her crew know the truth and find themselves the targets of governments and gods, traitors and terrorists alike. Can Talis and her crew take flight again and fight through the forces filling the skies to save Peridot before its people are consumed and its islands fall from the heavens?Peridot Shift is Steampunk at its best. less