Elaine asked Rod Duncan:

I was really impressed with the subtle way in which you introduced technology-with-a-twist, such as air travel. How do you decide if you are introducing too much of today's world into the series? BTW, just about to start the second book in the series..............

Rod Duncan Hi Elaine. Thanks for the interesting question. The parameters of the alternate history come from the place/date where it branched off from real history. I don't want to say too much about this because you will discover it as you go through the books.

Knowing the precise date where the change took place, I know that everything invented before then must exist in the world of the books. But everything that came afterwards would only exist if the Patent Office regarded it as beneficial to the general good. (There is more detail I could put in here, but again it would be a spoiler.)

Then, I need to understand the Patent Office philosophy - what inventions would they be likely to ban?

The technology of this fictional world all derives from that process. I don't try to match the technology to any kind of steampunk or Victorianesque ideal. But that is the general aesthetic that emerges.

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