Shovel the coal and stoke the boilers as nine steam punk authors
explore islands of mystery and adventure across the seven seas.
Steel and BoneNine Steampunk Adventures
The Clockwork Seer by Katherine Cowley: On an island of oddities, a young clairvoyant struggles for normalcy, but deadly automatons have other plans.
Sindisiwe by Scott E. Tarbet: A slave girl in Zanzibar escapes a beating when
a stranger in the marketplace proves her past is more than just a fairy tale.
Stand and Deliver by TC Phillips: Neither shackles, slave labor, nor the island’s
deadliest inhabitants will prevent these brothers from meting out justice to
their father’s murderers.
Island Walker by C. R. Simper: Kit digs her treasures out of trash heaps, but the
theft of her invention leads to discoveries money can’t buy.
A Mind Prone to Wander by Danielle E. Shipley: Beyond a locked door lies Rowan Charles’
death or his sanity, and the survival or extinction of his people.
Curio Cay by Sarah E. Seeley: The future of humanity rests in the hands of
three time-traveling scientists battling biomechanical creatures in the
Jurassic past.
The Mysterious Island of
Chester Morrison by Kin Law: Dodging her chaperone,
a debutante stumbles into adventure and romance at the World’s Fair.
Revolutionary by John M. Olsen: A dirigible captain goes down with his ship, and
wakes to find himself a captive of a sky-dwelling civilization.
The Steel Inside by Gail B. Williams: Darkness lurks in Sarah’s forgotten past, kept
hidden by those who claim to be her devoted husband and loyal servants.
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Katherine Cowley
Katherine Cowley wrote her first story at the age of five, a retelling of the Icarus myth titled “The Turtle That Got Too Close to the Sun.” She has worked as a documentary film producer, a radio producer, and a college professor. She now devotes herself to writing steampunk, fantasy, and science fiction. Cowley’s short stories and essays have been published and won awards in the Locutorium, the BYU Studies Personal Essay Contest, the Meeting of the Myths, Four Centuries of Mormon Stories, and the Mormon Lit Blitz. You can also read her stories online at katherinecowley.com.
Katherine loves European chocolate, the history of science, and steampunk fashion. She has lived in the United States, Brazil, and Finland, and currently resides in Arizona with her husband and two daughters.
Katherine Cowley wrote her first story at the age of five, a retelling of the Icarus myth titled “The Turtle That Got Too Close to the Sun.” She has worked as a documentary film producer, a radio producer, and a college professor. She now devotes herself to writing steampunk, fantasy, and science fiction. Cowley’s short stories and essays have been published and won awards in the Locutorium, the BYU Studies Personal Essay Contest, the Meeting of the Myths, Four Centuries of Mormon Stories, and the Mormon Lit Blitz. You can also read her stories online at katherinecowley.com.
Katherine loves European chocolate, the history of science, and steampunk fashion. She has lived in the United States, Brazil, and Finland, and currently resides in Arizona with her husband and two daughters.
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Scott E. Tarbet
Scott E. Tarbet writes what fires his imagination: the broad umbrella of speculative fiction. He is especially intrigued by how human beings react to and interact with science, technology, and other magics.
Educator, chef, professional opera singer, and Steampunk craftsman, with a long list of short stories and other works to his credit, he makes his home in the splendor of the Utah mountains with his wife and best friend, Jewels.
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TC Phillips
TC Phillips hails from tropical central Queensland in Australia, where he currently lives with his loving wife, three young children, a spoilt cat, and an overactive imagination. An avid reader from a young age, he has held a long-standing attraction for the written word and is excited to make his own contributions to the vibrant and ever shifting world of storytelling. Holding degrees in both Theatre Studies and Education, he is also currently completing his Master of Arts (writing) through Swinburne University of Technology.
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C.R. Simper
C. R. Simper is an Arizona native
who graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Purchasing
and Logistics Management. She married another Arizona native in 1991 and
is now the stay-at-home mom of three daughters and one son.
Simper has written in multiple genres over the past three decades. She has found that writing maintains a sense of order in her life. Her first published story, “The Journey of Inspector Roux” appeared in Terra Mechanica: a Steampunk Anthology (2014), another Xchyler publication.
Other hobbies that she enjoys are playing volleyball, genealogical research, and indexing obituaries. She is a member of the American Night Writers Association (ANWA).
Simper has written in multiple genres over the past three decades. She has found that writing maintains a sense of order in her life. Her first published story, “The Journey of Inspector Roux” appeared in Terra Mechanica: a Steampunk Anthology (2014), another Xchyler publication.
Other hobbies that she enjoys are playing volleyball, genealogical research, and indexing obituaries. She is a member of the American Night Writers Association (ANWA).
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Danielle E. Shipley
Danielle E. Shipley's first
novelettes told the everyday misadventures of wacky kids like herself.
Or so she thought. Unbeknownst to them all, half of her characters were
actually closeted elves, dwarves, fairies, or some combination thereof.
When it all came to light, Danielle did the sensible thing: packed up
and moved to Fantasy Land, where daily rent is the low, low price of her
heart, soul, blood, sweat, tears, firstborn child, sanity, and words;
lots of them.
Shipley has also been known to spend short bursts of time in the real-life Chicago area with the parents who home-schooled her and the two little sisters who keep her humble. When she's not living the highs and lows of writing, publishing, and all that authorial jazz, she's probably blogging about it at EverOnWord.wordpress.com.
This is her third appearance in a Xchyler anthology, following the paranormal "Two Spoons" in Legends and Lore, and "Reality As We Know It" in fantasy collection The Toll of Another Bell. Other publications include Inspired (a novel), and a series of fairy-tale retelling mash-ups, The Wilderhark Tales.
Shipley has also been known to spend short bursts of time in the real-life Chicago area with the parents who home-schooled her and the two little sisters who keep her humble. When she's not living the highs and lows of writing, publishing, and all that authorial jazz, she's probably blogging about it at EverOnWord.wordpress.com.
This is her third appearance in a Xchyler anthology, following the paranormal "Two Spoons" in Legends and Lore, and "Reality As We Know It" in fantasy collection The Toll of Another Bell. Other publications include Inspired (a novel), and a series of fairy-tale retelling mash-ups, The Wilderhark Tales.
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Sarah E. Seeley
Through two wonderful mentored research experiences, Sarah E. Seeley had the opportunity to work with dead sauropods and ancient odonates while acquiring her undergraduate degree in geology from Brigham Young University. She hopes to study more dead things in the future and contribute to scientific discussions about what makes life on Earth so amazing. In the meantime, she explores the bright side of being human by writing dark fiction.
Seeley's independently published works include Maladaptive Bind and Blood Oath: An Orc Love Story. Sarah's short story "Peradventure" appears in Xchyler Publishing's Legends and Lore: An Anthology of Mythic Proportions. Another short story, "Driveless," appears in Leading Edge Magazine Issue #66. You can learn more about Sarah on her writing blog at www.SlithersOfThought.com
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Kin Law
Living in the bustle of NYC, Kin is
constantly reminded he is a child of two worlds. Originally from Hong
Kong, he's traveled both geographically and socially, working in many
professions including movie projection and line cooking. He has degrees
in Media and Culinary Arts, and a great love of Philosophy. As for
fiction, his favorite authors are Douglas Adams, Hemmingway, and Chuck
Pahlaniuk.
Today, Kin is a culinary copywriter, intent on furthering his novelist career. He loves his fiancée, his cat Zoe, Scotch, bacon and coffee. Addressing himself in the third person makes him chuckle.
Today, Kin is a culinary copywriter, intent on furthering his novelist career. He loves his fiancée, his cat Zoe, Scotch, bacon and coffee. Addressing himself in the third person makes him chuckle.
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John M. Olsen
John M. Olsen has been creating
things his whole life through a mixture of technical and creative
processes, whether building family, stories, art, software, woodworking
or anything else. He has dreams of becoming a Renaissance man and loves
to learn new things to add to his store of randomly accessible
information (otherwise known as irrelevant trivia). Writing is one of
his loves, inspired by having read most of his father’s extensive
fantasy and science fiction collection in his teen years.
He builds high-end simulation software, and has contributed chapters to several books on computer graphics and game design, as well as publishing fiction in multiple genres.
He lives in Utah with his wife and five children, some of whom are old enough to have moved out and back in. Together they have also raised three nieces and a nephew, and are minions of their benevolent cat overlord.
He builds high-end simulation software, and has contributed chapters to several books on computer graphics and game design, as well as publishing fiction in multiple genres.
He lives in Utah with his wife and five children, some of whom are old enough to have moved out and back in. Together they have also raised three nieces and a nephew, and are minions of their benevolent cat overlord.
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Gail B. Williams
Gail Williams lives in her own
private dungeon populated with all the weird and the wonderful she can
imagine. Some of it’s very weird, and the odd bits and pieces are a bit
wonderful. With a vivid imagination fuelled by a near death experience
at the age of three, there was really no other choice for Gail than to
write, something she’s been doing for as long as she can remember. She’s
tried not doing it, but it never works for long, her brain gets itchy
if she hasn’t written anything for a couple of days. Gail is English by
birth, but lives in Swansea, Wales, married a Welshman and they have two
fantastic children. They live with the world’s most imperious and
demanding cat. An asset management specialist by day, a freelance editor
and keen writer of an evening and weekend, she really needs to learn to
sleep. To find out more see www.gailbwilliams.com
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James Ng
James Ng (pronounced Ing) was born
in Hong Kong, where he spent most of his childhood drawing monsters and
robots, making his own elaborate cardboard toys, and playing soccer.
Ever since, he has been on the move between Hong Kong, Vancouver,
Chicago and New York. His travels have greatly influenced him, allowing
him to combine Eastern and Western cultures in his artwork.
Currently James is enjoying the freedom of being a freelance concept artist and illustrator. After a sunny summer in Vancouver, and traveling to London, and then to New York for an award show and exhibition, he is back in his home of Hong Kong to continue his career.
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Top Ten
Favourites
- Quote = “All magic comes with a price, dearie.” So true, Rumplestiltskin; so true.
- TV show = BBC’s “Sherlock” (since, alas, the Disney Channel canceled “Kim Possible”).
- Comic book character = Some Marvel creation I met onscreen; Gambit, Spider-Man, Captain America… yeah, let’s give the honor to Cap.
- Movie = “The Fellowship of the Ring” … before poor Frodo’s life went to Mordor.
- Book = 1) I rail at this question’s cruelty; 2) I dither over the titles battling it out at the top; 3) I with a heavy sigh declare the victor to be “The Outlaws of Sherwood” by Robin McKinley. Robin Hood is my jam.
- Candy bar = Snickers forever. (…Not counting my brief dalliance with Hershey’s Cookies and Cream. It was just a phase!)
- Junk food = Pepperoni pizza with a side of potato chips.
- Place you visited = Either San Francisco or Yosemite National Park; both make my heart trip happily at the very thought of them.
- Restaurant = The Cheesecake Factory; deciding which of the salivation-worthy appetizers to split between us is a cherished family tradition during dine-outs.
- Island = Mackinac; one of my happiest childhood memories is riding around its perimeter with my dad on a bicycle built for two.
- Quote = “All magic comes with a price, dearie.” So true, Rumplestiltskin; so true.
- TV show = BBC’s “Sherlock” (since, alas, the Disney Channel canceled “Kim Possible”).
- Comic book character = Some Marvel creation I met onscreen; Gambit, Spider-Man, Captain America… yeah, let’s give the honor to Cap.
- Movie = “The Fellowship of the Ring” … before poor Frodo’s life went to Mordor.
- Book = 1) I rail at this question’s cruelty; 2) I dither over the titles battling it out at the top; 3) I with a heavy sigh declare the victor to be “The Outlaws of Sherwood” by Robin McKinley. Robin Hood is my jam.
- Candy bar = Snickers forever. (…Not counting my brief dalliance with Hershey’s Cookies and Cream. It was just a phase!)
- Junk food = Pepperoni pizza with a side of potato chips.
- Place you visited = Either San Francisco or Yosemite National Park; both make my heart trip happily at the very thought of them.
- Restaurant = The Cheesecake Factory; deciding which of the salivation-worthy appetizers to split between us is a cherished family tradition during dine-outs.
- Island = Mackinac; one of my happiest childhood memories is riding around its perimeter with my dad on a bicycle built for two.
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