Half-term again – already!

Time seems to be racing on me these days. Working on Ironmaster (which is looking good for an Easter release now) has once more had to draw to a stop as the kids are on their holidays.

This means I can't get on my laptop in the daytime to draw the remaining few illustrations like:

[caption id="attachment_15791" align="alignright" width="225"] This! [/caption]

So I thought while I'll be on a break I should show off some of the images I've knocked up so far...

My early readers should be able to see where each one is coming from - and I hope they'll tempt a few folk into wanting to read the book when I launch.

[caption id="attachment_15792" align="alignleft" width="225"] A sort of steam-punk Bond vibe to this one I hope. [/caption]

Ironmaster and Other Tales is my take on Steampunk. It should ring all the usual Steampunk bells - but I hope has enough completely original content to entertain a wide variety of readers, whether you are into Steampunk normally or have never worn goggles on a top-hat.

Due to my complete inability to write within a single genre, you'll find the steam-punk cozies up to Action/Thrillers, Occult Detective Stories, Scientific-Romances (the original Steampunk and science-fiction), horror, fantasy, Welsh (and Salopian) folklore, and Dark Faery-tales (which I like, like my chocolate, dark indeed).

There are over 30 stories in the book, and later ones build on the earlier ones, some by way of a sequel.

[caption id="attachment_15793" align="alignright" width="225"] That's not a mech, that's a Korean Battle suit, about to tear into Government house in Hong-Kong. [/caption]

But others are less of a direct sequel, shedding new light on character's we've met before. Or just advancing the over-reaching plot in some way. It means that you can skip a story or two (if you don't like their style or content), and you should still be able to follow what's going on, although I hope that you'll enjoy all the blended goodness together in a cornucopia of brass, glass, steam and magick delights.

[caption id="attachment_15794" align="alignleft" width="225"] This story is close to the end and is the last cover I've finished... [/caption]

So instead of work this week will mostly consist of feeding two growing boys (who really can eat) and trying to entertain them in a way that limits the number of fights they have over who gets to play "The Escapists" on my laptop and who has to play on the Wii U/PS3...

Oh yeah, and make pancakes on Tuesday...

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