Does this bustle make my butt look big?

Steampunk icon G. D. Falksen, looking dapper and deadly serious

About twelve years ago, some friends of mine and I were knocking about some ideas on a collaborative writing project.  I found an interesting old Victorian Era drawing of an airship, added some funky lettering, and the National Hogalum Airshow and Speculative Fiction Workshoppe was born.

My creativity thus sparked, within a few months or so I was writing a (now defunct) web serial called The Secret Journals of Phineas J. Magnetron.  It was set in the 1870s, and narrated by the eponymous Phineas, a quirky inventor who also happened to be a member of the Hogalum Society, a secret organization of adventuring crime fighters.

I had unwittingly succumbed to the allure of steampunk.

A Stately Pleasure Tome...

Yes, the much-anticipated third volume of the Magnetron Chronicles is now available at Amazon and Smashwords.  In Escape from Xanadu, Phineas Magnetron and the Hogalum Society are quite literally drawn to the incomparable lost city of Zhen Atu. There they find the lost passengers and crew of the Salmagundi, and learn that the laws of physics are not as straightforward as previously believed. Indeed, the very nature and genesis of mankind are called into question.

More Smashworthy News!

As part of Smashword's annual Summer/Winter promotion, the Magnetron Chronicles books are specially priced through July 31.  Just enter the code "SSW50" at checkout to receive the discounted price.

Volume 1 - The Last Adventure of Dr. Yngve Hogalum $.99 Free!
Volume 2 - Spring-heeled Jack and the President's Ring $2.99 $1.49

Simply Smashing!

Good news, the first two volumes of the Magnetron Chronicles saga are now available at Smashwords in mobi (Kindle), ePub (Apple/Nook/Adobe), PDF, and even rtf/Word formats. Now you have no excuse not to read these thrilling adventures!

Volume 1 - The Last Adventure of Dr. Yngve Hogalum $.99
Volume 2 - Spring-heeled Jack and the President's Ring $2.99

Volume 2 Available!

It's called "Spring-heeled Jack and the President's Ring," the second volume of the Magnetron Chronicles saga, and it's now available exclusively as a Kindle e-book at Amazon.com. The Hogalum Society is drawn into political and supernatural intrigues as they investigate the disappearance of President Grant's West Point ring. Their investigation becomes intertwined with the mystery of Spring-heeled Jack, the shadowy terror of England, and takes them from Calais to London, and back to America for a bizarre encounter with the notorious General Southwick. Enjoy!