Thomas has not been dealt the best hand in life: heir to a miserable family funeral business, in the miserable seaside town of Gloomsbury where the sun only shines a few times a year. Then a body arrives on the doorstep of Creeper & Sons Funeral Home with signs of foul play Thomas's meticulous father overlooks, Thomas is thrust into the middle of a terrifying mystery, one which will reveal the link between his family and the darkest secret of his hometown.

Thomas Creeper and the Gloomsbury Secret

Potter, J.R.

Children's Books

Fitzroy Books

Fall arrives in the miserable seaside town of Gloomsbury, Massachusetts like a fresh corpse-cold, gray, devoid of life. After vanquishing an undead Victorian monster with his best friend Jeni Myers over summer break, the last thing Thomas Creeper wants is another supernatural mystery to solve. There are caskets that need polishing at his family's funeral home, and all that new homeschooling work his mother keeps piling on. But Thomas has a big secret: he's a Fixer, a detective for the dead, and his powers are just beginning to sharpen. When corpses start washing up on Gloomsbury's shores, dyed head to toe in strange purple ink, Thomas realizes he might be the only person alive who can stop the killer's reign of terror. And he won't be alone. After the most important person in his life bails on him, a new core of allies-both living and undead-arrive on the scene, showing Thomas Creeper that there is one force greater than terror: friendship. Dive into the series Booklist hails as "marvelously macabre" and follow the clues along with Thomas as past and present, horror and humor collide on the page, brought to life from the wild and unsettling mind of J.R. Potter.

Thomas Creeper and the Purple Corpse

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Black Rose Writing

A cyberpunk fairytale. A different Alice in a wonderless land. 
Seventeen-year-old Jezebel Winters has fallen from grace. 
Once a member of SkyApt, the elite housing complex that protects the one percent in the New Satellite Republic of America, formerly Boston, a political coup leads to the murder of Jezebel's parents and her brother's disappearance. Overnight Jezebel's status switches from citizen to illegal pariah. The hunt is on. 
Terrified and alone, Jezebel flees into the dangerous urban jungle of the N.S.R.A. where half-human, half-android creatures roam and vicious machines called Graph Angels target all illegals. Using a combination of gymnastic daring and survivor instincts, Jezebel makes contact with the fabled Ragtag Whirly Girlies, an all-female gang of thieves whose DIY tech includes wrist lasers and jet packs that allow them to evade capture by government forces. Can Jezebel cement her place among the Ragtags, harness their revolutionary tech, and locate her parents' killer before her luck runs out? 
It's Alice in Wonderland meets Blade Runner in this high-octane dystopian adventure that explores what might happen if we lose empathy for each other and respect for our environment.

Ragtag: City of Ash and Fire

In an alternative past with an unrealized future, trek around the world and beyond in nine separate adventures, in the ships locomotives, and flying machines that power the Steampunk universe. DOTS, DASHES, AND DECEIT by Jay Barnson: A telegraph operator finds herself displaced by advancing technology but discovers a genius inventor and a young savant with secrets too dangerous to ignore. THE PROMISE by Michael Cross: In a world ravaged by the unspeakable horrors of war, one soldier moves heaven and earth to keep a promise to his son, and alters the lives of every stranger who helps him along the way THE VOYAGE OF VALERIE MCGRATH by Pete Ford: Sent on a desperate mission only she can fulfil, a dedicated researcher discovers the war her government wages against its own people, and the planet they rely upon for survival.. RIPPER BOUND by TC Phillips: With nothing but a brain implant and the force of his will, a talented bounty hunter returns far-flung criminals to justice, but what price will the technology ultimately demand of him? DR. PAX’S GREAT UNSINKABLE BIRD by J.R. Potter: When a brilliant scientist falls prey to sky pirates who are after his flying machine, he must rely on his greatest achievement: a teenage girl whom he rescued from certain death. SEVEN-YEAR ITCH by Rie Sheridan Rose: Toby Kincaid knew his clothes would grow filthy when he made a deal with the Devil, but he didn’t count on the wear to his spirit. He may win the wager but still lose his soul. THE JOURNEY OF INSPECTOR ROUX by C. R. Simper: A legendary investigator goes down in flames and believes his life is over, until an eager young recruit drags him around the world in pursuit of a kidnapper. PRIORITY PASSAGE by S. D. Simper: Marina will not allow the death of her father stand in the way of their dreams, but when her airship is boarded by sky pirates, she must decide what she values most: Nikita’s inventions or his daughter. GANESH by Scott E. Tarbet: A farm boy abducted by a traveling-show huckster finds his calling as an airship pilot, never suspecting the transformative adventure awaiting him halfway around the world. An A Midsummer Night’s Steampunk expansion.

Terra Mechanica: A Steampunk Anthology

Rose, Rie Sheridan

Barnson, Jay

Cross, Michael

Phillips, TC

Simper, C. R.

Ford, Pete

Simper, S. D.

Tarbet, Scott

Xchyler Publishing

A collection of out-of-this-world short stories that ring true in mortal hearts. Breath: The Guardian of Souls realizes her life is incomplete and sacrifices everything to find what’s missing. Awareness: To achieve the status of Magi, Jyn must pass his father’s ultimate test. Phoenix: Orion loses his wife on their wedding day and uses dark magic to seek her in the afterlife. Life Under Research Conditions: Can a bioweapon possess a soul and make choices to save humanity? The Year of No Foals: A miraculous colt and a mysterious old man bring healing to a family ripped apart by tragedy. Naoki No Yokai: Yokai have overrun a local village, and it’s up to Saga Naoki to discover the reason why. Jilted River: An Appalachian fairy tale attracts visitors to a state park, but then they start to disappear. Tower Gods: A thirteen-year-old boy with an oxygen mask befits the role of hero in Watcher Benson’s eyes. Reality As We Know It: Where otherworldly magic fails, is Row’s friendship enough to mend Singer’s grieving heart? 60 Seconds to Midnight: Fleeing an ancient evil, a young woman from amongst the stars finds unlikely refuge on Earth.

The Toll of Another Bell: A Fantasy Anthology

Stephens, Elise

Vincent, Timothy

Tarbet, Scott E.

Milner, Jodi L

Longo, F.M.

Patterson II, Thaxson

Mann, Ginger

Ride into the Wild West with ten steampunked expansions of classic American tales. A Princess of Jasoom: An intrepid young researcher reaches for the stars from the Arizona desert, and finds love where she least expects it. Winged Hope: The widow of a brilliant inventor fights insurmountable odds to see her husband’s dreams realized and save the life of her daughter. The Van Tassel Legacy: A stranger arrives in Sleepy Hollow to unearth old conspiracies and bring the Van Brunts to justice. Invested Charm: A mysterious woman doles out justice in Boston society, but who will catch her first: organized crime or the law? Payoff for Air Pirate Pete: A pair of train-robbing outlaws bite off more than they can chew when they kidnap the son of a railroad bigwig. Rise of the House of Usher: A mad scientist gains power over life and death at the cost of his family’s sanity, if not their very lives. The Silver Scams: A fast-talking confidence man ensnares all of Holland in his scheme to eliminate dikes forever . . . for a price. Nautilus Redux: Captain Nemo’s crew stumble upon an island castaway who claims to be Captain Ahab of the Pequod. Only Moby Dick knows the truth. Mr. Thornton: Hounded by tragedy and betrayal, a gifted young blacksmith wanders from The Ohio to The Yukon searching for honor, loyalty, and justice. West End: A heartbroken Theodore Laurence follows the siren song of steam to Jamaica, where love and law collide with explosive results.

Mechanized Masterpieces 2: An American Anthology

Wiseman, M. K.

Guay, J. Aurel

Oliphant, Megan

Gardner, M. Irish

Jortner, D. Lee

Taylor, Scott William

Talbot, Neve

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