Matthew Sylvester
steampunk
Shattered Lands – Flitter Background
A bit of Shattered Lands fluff. Although the humans have developed heavier-than-air flight, most of their aircraft – Flitters – are pusher-types, with the gunner/observer in the front, rather than behind the pilot. Combat between flitters is called cat-fighting, and is just as vicious then as it was in the first world war. #shatteredlands #torquemasterrising … Continue reading
Time’s Arrow by Jonathan Green – A Review
First things first, Jonathan Green is one of the most humble authors I have ever had the pleasure of meeting, almost as if he truly is not aware as to just how good he is. Fortunately, this makes writing this review easy. Time’s Arrow – released on November 13th 2012 – is the eleventh book … Continue reading
Win a place in my next book!
I’m currently giving away the first five chapters of my Steampunk/Steamfantasy novel -https://matthewsylvester.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/237/. All you have to do to enter, is to leave a – polite – comment about the story on the page. Once I’ve closed the competition, I shall then pick a winner. Or two. Maybe even three! Just depends on how much … Continue reading
Blaise Maximillian – A meal ruined again!
Blaise loved the taste of rice pudding. It was the combination of the creamy taste caused by the milk and the lovely sweetness of the sugar. The skin on top was his favourite part, and he relished the way it coated his front teeth as he scraped off from the rather fine piece of silverware … Continue reading
Dilemma – Help needed!
I’m going to be working on a couple of proposals for http://www.abaddonbooks.com/ @abbadonbooks. They have an open window from Midnight 31st August through to September. My dilemma is – do I propose the world of Blaise Maximillian – or use one that has been in the back of my head for a while? The reason I’m asking … Continue reading
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