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Army of Brass Launch Announcement!

14 Saturday Apr 2018

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Self-Publishing, Steam Empire Chronicles, SteamLit, steampunk

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airship, Army of Brass, automaton, Book, brass, captain, collaboration, collaborative, conspiracy, crossover, Fantasy, gaslamp, king, launch, lord, mashup, Novel, pilot, release, science, science fiction, Steam punk, steampunk, tinkerer


Greetings Romanpunk and Steampunk Aficionados! Steampunk celebrates its 31st birthday on April 27, so join in the festivities with the high-flying adventure, Army of Brass.

In case you DIDN’T KNOW…

“Steampunk” began as a literary genre, but has expanded to include fashion, music, art, and live events all over the world. During 2017, in honor of author K.W. Jeter coining the term in 1987, Steampunk Journal editor Phoebe Darqueling and the Collaborative Writing Challenge joined forces to create an amazing work that blurs the line between science and magic. Twenty international authors contributed chapters to this story full of gadgets, romance, and political intrigue set against the backdrop of a fantasy world informed by the culture of the 19th century. I hope to join up with this fantabulous group next year, since my series, the Steam Empire Chronicles, is now complete!

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Brass Legionnaire: Update

20 Friday Jan 2012

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Greetings, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Young Adult

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alternate history, chapters, editing, Fantasy, free downloads, Novels, steampunk, writing


So I’ve finally managed to finish the entire Brass Legionnaire Novel! Hurray! It’s about 60k words, and it’s going to the editor come February! Found some great people at Scripta Editing Services to help out and others at Streetlight Graphics to help me format it and make it look beautiful. I’ve also found some help for funding these at Kickstarter, something that I hope will pan out!

 

For those of you who missed it, download the PDF of the first chapter (Edited, revised, and wonderful!) below!

 

Warmest Regards

 

– Daniel

 

Brass Legionnaire Chapter 1

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Review – Dies the Fire

16 Thursday Jun 2011

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Hey All, I know we’ve been a bit remiss lately in providing timely updates and reviews, but we have regular day jobs that keep us from doing what we love all the time! Anyways, Now that it is summertime we’ll have more time to write reviews for you! The first book I’d love for all of you to take a peek at is the book Dies the Fire.

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Four Children vs an Evil Mastermind: Round 1

17 Wednesday Nov 2010

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book reviews, Books, Children's Literature, Fantasy, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart, Young Adult


The Mysterious St. Benedict Society is the suspenseful and entertaining story of four youngsters – Reynie (unknowing leadership material), Kate (gadget girl with an unusual twist), Sticky (Bookworm/Intelligence Figure), and Constance (the youngest and most stubborn member of the team) – on a quest to save the world. Although it doesn’t appear that way at first, this is actually, in my view, a more heartwarming story demonstrating great morals for young adults. Written in a similar method to A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, The Mysterious St. Benedict Society is a New York Times Bestseller, and author Trenton Lee Stewart has done an admirable job creating a believable world in which some quite unbelievable things happen. Definitely a must read for those children who loved the Lemony Snicket books, Society, is a bit more mature in some ways, with more interesting, and less obvious, methods of evil infiltrating the story and plot. Continue reading →

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The Lost Hero – Review

17 Sunday Oct 2010

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book reviews, Books, Fantasy, goddesses, Greek Gods, mythology, Olympus, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Roman gods, The Lost Hero


The anticipation surrounding Rick Riordan’s latest novel The Lost Hero was so strong, we could have built a temple atop it! What’s not to love? A whole new batch of demigod heroes sent to rescue the world again. Riordan’s novel gratefully returns us from his brief Egyptian venture (personally, that was a poor choice of a new series, but I’ll cover that later) and returns us to the god fearing, monster battling world of camp Half-Blood. This time, we follow a whole new set of demigods as they race to uncover who, or more precisely, what, has stolen a member of the Olympic counsel.

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Review: Good Omens

11 Monday Oct 2010

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apocalypse, Armageddon, Comedy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Good Omens, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett


  • Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Good Omens is the bastard child of the literary masters Mr. Terry Prachett and Mr. Neil Gaiman. Never read anything by either author? Well here is a good place to start.

Armageddon is coming. On a Saturday to be precise. But to be honest,  Aziraphale  (Angel) and Crowley (Demon) have grown to quite like Earth. It would be a shame really, to let it all be consumed in fire and fury. So the pair team up in an unholy alliance to intercept the Antichrist. The plan is to give him just enough good and evil to balance him out and thus prevent the end of the world. Continue reading →

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Review – The Gathering Storm

17 Friday Sep 2010

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Aiel, Book Review, Books, Brandon Sanderson, Dark, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Light, Rand Al'Thor, Robert Jordan, Sci-Fi, series, Shadow, The Gathering Storm, War, Wheel of Time


At the End of Time,

when many become one,

the last storm shall gather its angry winds

to destroy a dying land…

Sounds somewhat prophetic doesn’t it? By any means, the latest novel by Robert Jordan (since deceased), and Wheel of Time newcomer author Brandon Sanderson, fits the claim. (Warning: the following review does contain some spoilers, especially if you have NOT read the previous titles) Whereas previous Wheel of Time novels have been long, drawn out affairs where absolutely nothing happens (See Evidence: Book Ten – Crossroads of Twilight), Sanderson has managed to continue the best of Robert Jordan’s writing in The Gathering Storm.

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Changes …Featuring…a Lot of Changes

04 Wednesday Aug 2010

Posted by Daniel Ottalini in Reviews, Sci-fi/Fantasy

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Book Review, Books, Changes, Chicago, Dark Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, Magic, Review, Urban Fantasy, Wizards


This week we’ll be taking a look at the book Changes by bestselling author Jim Butcher, who is one of our favorite authors here at M.P. His fast-paced, witty and charming first person narrative accounts of Harry Dresden’s actions as Wizard, Private Eye, Warden (Magic Police Officer, Judge, Jury, and Soldier all rolled into one) keep readers coming back for more. I’ll admit plainly that, after reading the first book on recommendation from a friend, I went out and bought/rented the next 10 – whoops says my bank account. Anyways, Changes is the latest novel in the Dresden series, and like its name implies, everything you know about Harry will change.

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