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Fantastic Tales of Steampunk
The collected steampunk fiction of Award-Winning Author Jeffrey Lyman
The Fall of Autumn
A young girl with exceptional engineering skills and a haunting past must rediscover ages-old precepts for dimensional bridges before all of humanity is torn asunder and communities forever cut off from their lost loved ones, all while fighting off creatures attacking from those dimensional rifts.
The Troll King
An unlikely candidate for a survival challenge, Jack is called to stand with the other first sons of the kingdoms though he has barely a withered leg to stand on. Only Jack's cunning more than makes up for his physical handicaps.
Ice-Locked at Hatter’s Island
Here there be monsters... And that's no lie. When a passenger ship is stranded, ice-bound over waters of which ominous tales are told, rescuers must battle the elements, the unknown, and time itself to bring the survivors safely home.
The Camera
They say a camera's lens can capture the soul. But one hobbyist photographer discovers a chilling truth when his photographs reveal a more damning threat trapped in the hull of an airship found floating adrift over The Harrow,
The Ring of Hours and Seconds
A thief in a thriving megapolis is trapped into an unsanctioned theft from a tower only the most frightening of necromancers dares to inhabit. In his success, he learns there are greater things to fear... an only the most cunning are apt to survive.
The Fall of Autumn
A young girl with exceptional engineering skills and a haunting past must rediscover ages-old precepts for dimensional bridges before all of humanity is torn asunder and communities forever cut off from their lost loved ones, all while fighting off creatures attacking from those dimensional rifts.
The Troll King
An unlikely candidate for a survival challenge, Jack is called to stand with the other first sons of the kingdoms though he has barely a withered leg to stand on. Only Jack's cunning more than makes up for his physical handicaps.
Ice-Locked at Hatter’s Island
Here there be monsters... And that's no lie. When a passenger ship is stranded, ice-bound over waters of which ominous tales are told, rescuers must battle the elements, the unknown, and time itself to bring the survivors safely home.
The Camera
They say a camera's lens can capture the soul. But one hobbyist photographer discovers a chilling truth when his photographs reveal a more damning threat trapped in the hull of an airship found floating adrift over The Harrow,
The Ring of Hours and Seconds
A thief in a thriving megapolis is trapped into an unsanctioned theft from a tower only the most frightening of necromancers dares to inhabit. In his success, he learns there are greater things to fear... an only the most cunning are apt to survive.
164 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2025
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About the author
Jeffrey Lyman
26 books8 followersJeffrey Lyman is an engineer in the New York City area. His work has appeared in the anthologies Sails and Sorcery from Fantasist Enterprises, New Blood from Padwolf Publishing, and Breach the Hull, So It Begins, By Other Means, Best Laid Plans, and Dragon’s Lure from Dark Quest Books. He was co-editor of No Longer Dreams and all four volumes of the award-winning Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series. He is a 2004 graduate of the Odyssey Writing School, and won 2nd place in the fourth quarter of the 27th Annual Writers of the Future Award.
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March 9, 2026
One of the best short-story steampunk collections I've read in a while, if you're a fan of sci-fi, this work will not disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the stories included, but The Troll King was my favorite. Beautiful cover art too. I would definitely pick up works by this author in the future.
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February 12, 2026
4.75. First story was a little hard for me to get into but the rest were great. Highly recommended for a quick enjoyable read that keeps you guessing.
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