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Original Trade Paperback. The exciting debut of a steampunk masterpiece from legendary game author and creator of the staple steampunk role playing game, Space: 1889. The stunning unveiling of a perfectly formed steampunk past, from an author who helped define the genre.London 1888.  His Majesty’s airships troll the sky powered by antigrav liftwood as a cabal of Iron Lords tightens its hold on a Britain choked by the fumes of industry.  Mars has been colonized, and clockwork assassins stalk the European corridors of power. And somewhere far to the east, the Old Man of the Mountains plots the end of the world with his Forever Engine.  Enter Jack Fargo.  Scholar.  Former special forces operator in Afghanistan.



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Frank Chadwick

Frank Chadwick is the New York Times number one best-selling author of the Desert Shield Fact Book as well as over two hundred books, articles, and columns on military history and military affairs, and over one hundred military and science fiction board and role-playing games. He currently writes science fiction nearly full time and is the author of five science fiction novels from Baen Books: How Dark The World Becomes (2013) , The Forever Engine (2014) , Come The Revolution (2015) , Chain of Command (2017) , and the forthcoming Ship of Destiny (2019) . His game Space: 1889 was the first steampunk roleplaying game and remains a cult favorite. The Forever Engine is set in that world, as was his earlier e-novella, A Prince of Mars. He currently resides in Illinois and teaches continuing education courses in writing and military history.



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