It looks like the Steampunk II anthology, including my ‘Cast Iron Kid’, will be out soon. It’s available to pre-order from Amazon, and there’s a review, mostly concerned with the non-fiction parts, on the Voyages Extraordinaires blog. Learning about this book by anything short of telegraph feels like cheating, but I’m still very excited about it, and will post more details about the release when I have them.
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I really enjoyed the story. Although I had unanswered questions about the sheriff at the end.
Glad you enjoyed the story, and I’m happy to answer any questions you have about it.
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