Break Time

Pat Bertram; J. Conrad Guest; J. J. Dare; Joylene Nowell Butler; Dale Cozort; Suzanne Francis; Rod Marsden

ISBN 10: 1630660612 / ISBN 13: 9781630660611

Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Break Time
• Publisher: Second Wind Publishing, LLC
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1630660612
• ISBN 13: 9781630660611
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 0.44 pounds

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Synopsis

Welcome to Break Time, a collaborative steampunk anthology written by seven authors from four countries—USA, New Zealand, Canada, Australia—who have never met. The year is 1966. Steam still reigns. Oil never became king. Coal is used to heat water to create steam to run engines, and because of it, pollution is a serious problem. The last war was the Great War. World War II never happened. There was no Korean Conflict, and no build up of troops in Vietnam. Despite what might be idealistic times, not everyone is happy. Alexander Giston, 64 years old in 1966, invented a machine that broke time and allowed him to return to the past and save his wife and son from the train wreck that took their lives. Heeding his advice, they agreed to travel by aeroship instead, and were lost when the aeroship went down. A third attempt failed to keep them from dying. Al promised himself he wouldn’t again attempt to save his wife and son. Instead he decided to go to the past to kill steam, the means of their death. But some who live and prosper because of steam will do anything to save their way of life, even to kill Al as often as they need to.

About the Author

Pat Bertram is a native of Colorado temporarily stranded in the Mojave Desert. She's written four novels and one non-fiction book Grief: The Great Yearning. Joylene Nowell Butler, Metis Canadian, lives in Cluculz Lake in central BC with her husband and six stray cats. In her spare time, she teaches T'chi. Dale Cozort, a computer programmer, lives in a college town near Chicago with his wife, daughter, three cats and a lot of books. He is a long-time science fiction fan and writer. Suzanne Francis has written two series of novels set in a fantasy universe of her own creation. British born, she presently makes her home in Dunedin, New Zealand. J. Conrad Guest lives in Michigan and is the author of seven novels including the time travel novels, January's Paradigm, One Hot January, and January's Thaw. J J Dare is a native of Louisiana and has been an author since age seven. Love for the amazing worlds the written word opens up keeps Dare writing, mostly mysteries, thrillers, and dramas. Rod Marsden was born in Sydney, Australia. He has three degrees; all related to writing and to history. His stories have been published in Australia, England, Russia and the USA.