Books with author Eric R. Asher

A supernatural swarm. A treacherous scheme. A tinker’s apprentice may be the village’s only hope…Jacob has yet to meet a gadget he couldn’t fix or an adventure he could resist. With trade routes to his remote Lowlands town cut off, Jacob must exchange his boyhood adventures for petty theft. After all, his wages at the tinker shop aren’t enough to pay for his father’s medicine.But it soon becomes clear why few merchants brave the nearby roads as a plague of terrifying creatures descends upon the town. With the Lowlands under siege, Jacob and his friend have no choice but to run for their lives. When their escape uncovers a terrible secret, Jacob learns there are those who’ll stop at nothing to make sure the teen takes the scandal to his grave…Steamborn is an inventive YA fantasy novel with a heavy dash of steampunk. If you like dystopian settings, killer insects, and resourceful characters, then you’ll love Eric Asher’s gear-turning tale. Buy Steamborn to crank up a whimsical thrill-ride today!

The world died, only to be reborn in war. It was the way of things, but change comes with the wind...Flanked by Bollwerk’s forces, Jacob and his friends march to the front lines of Dauschen, their sister city. There they find the armies of Fel cutting off the path to Ancora, and slaughtering any sympathizers.Jacob learned how deadly the desert could be, yet even that pales under the cloud of the coming battle. While Jacob journeys to Dauschen, Alice stays behind to focus on her training. They defeated one Deadlands warlord, but she knows they have to be ready for what’s coming.Forged in the Deadlands crucible, and armed with the knowledge of their true enemy, Jacob, Alice, and their allies bring the fight back to Ancora. Blood will be spilled. Lives will be lost. In the darkest hour, vengeance will light their path to a new era of hope.

There are old wounds in the forgotten places of the world, and some are soaked with blood.Jacob and his friends fled into the Deadlands after the fall of Ancora. With the city now under the Butcher’s control, they’re going to need help if they ever hope to return home. Venturing to the desert city of Bollwerk, they seek an old ally who may hold answers that could prevent a war.But the path to Bollwerk is rife with danger. Sky needles. Fire lizards. Around each arid bend lies a new threat. Their enemies are many. Their chances... few. If they don’t find Archibald, ruler of Bollwerk, and convince him to join their cause, however, their very lives could be claimed by the desolate wasteland that calls to their souls.

A supernatural swarm. A treacherous scheme. A tinker’s apprentice may be the village’s only hope…STEAMBORN (Book 1)Jacob has yet to meet a gadget he couldn’t fix or an adventure he could resist. With trade routes to his remote Lowlands town cut off, Jacob must exchange his boyhood adventures for petty theft. After all, his wages at the tinker shop aren’t enough to pay for his father’s medicine.But it soon becomes clear why few merchants brave the nearby roads as a plague of terrifying creatures descends upon the town. With the Lowlands under siege, Jacob and his friend have no choice but to run for their lives. When their escape uncovers a terrible secret, Jacob learns there are those who’ll stop at nothing to make sure the teen takes the scandal to his grave…Steamborn is an inventive YA fantasy novel with a heavy dash of steampunk. If you like dystopian settings, killer insects, and resourceful characters, then you’ll love Eric Asher’s gear-turning tale.STEAMFORGED (Book 2)There are old wounds in the forgotten places of the world, and some are soaked in blood.Jacob and his allies flee into the Deadlands after the fall of Ancora. Charles, the enigmatic smith, hopes to find answers in the desert city of Bollwerk that could prevent a war.Their enemies are many, and here Jacob will learn the cost of life in the Deadlands.STEAMSWORN (Book 3)The world dies in war only to be reborn. It is the way of things, and always will be.Forged in the Deadlands crucible, and armed with the knowledge of their true enemy, Jacob, Alice, and their allies bring the fight back to Ancora. The wounds cut deep in their darkest hour, but in the end, vengeance will light their path.This collection includes Steamborn, Steamforged, and Steamsworn. Grab it and crank up a whimsical thrill-ride today!

A supernatural swarm. A treacherous scheme. A tinker’s apprentice may be the village’s only hope…Jacob has yet to meet a gadget he couldn’t fix or an adventure he couldn’t resist. With trade routes to his remote Lowlands town cut off, Jacob must exchange his boyhood adventures for petty theft. After all, his wages at the tinker shop aren’t enough to pay for his father’s medicine.But it soon becomes clear why few merchants brave the nearby roads as a plague of terrifying creatures descends upon the town. With the Lowlands under siege, Jacob and his friend have no choice but to run for their lives. When their escape uncovers a terrible secret, Jacob learns there are those who’ll stop at nothing to make sure the teen takes the scandal to his grave…Steamborn is an inventive YA fantasy novel with a heavy dash of steampunk. If you like dystopian settings, killer insects, and resourceful characters, then you’ll love Eric Asher’s gear-turning tale. Buy Steamborn to crank up a whimsical thrill-ride today!

This collected edition includes Steamborn, Steamforged, and Steamsworn in one omnibus trade paperback!Steamborn (Book 1)Jacob, a tinker's apprentice, has never backed down from an adventure, but when a swarm of Deadlands creatures shatters the peace of Ancora, he'll face trials the likes of which he has never imagined. Forced out of the Lowlands, Jacob and his friends seek shelter behind the towering walls of the Highlands, only to uncover a terrible darkness at the heart of their city.Steamforged (Book 2)There are old wounds in the forgotten places of the world, and some are soaked in blood.Jacob and his allies flee into the Deadlands after the fall of Ancora. Charles, the enigmatic smith, hopes to find answers in the desert city of Bollwerk that could prevent a war.Their enemies are many, and here Jacob will learn the cost of life in the Deadlands.Steamsworn (Book 3)The world dies in war only to be reborn. It is the way of things, and always will be.Forged in the Deadlands crucible, and armed with the knowledge of their true enemy, Jacob, Alice, and their allies bring the fight back to Ancora. The wounds cut deep in their darkest hour, but in the end, vengeance will light their path.

There are old wounds in the forgotten places of the world, and some are soaked in blood. Jacob and his allies flee into the Deadlands after the fall of Ancora. Charles, the enigmatic smith, hopes to find answers in the desert city of Bollwerk that could prevent a war. Their enemies are many, and here Jacob will learn the cost of life in the Deadlands.

A car clerk on Earth, and a baseball uniformed Gamelit superhero named Shortstop in an alternate Music City, this book will have the crowd cheering, and eating popcorn. He does not know much about baseball, nor being a superhero, but he is learning how to be a superhero at least. And toward the end, he learns more of America's Game.The Council of Crime wants to bring in alien cannibals to cause social disorder requiring a dictator to take charge. Can they be stopped? Would it be right to stop them? Is he going to be lunch?Can he survive deathtraps, and near starvation, and OJ along with spaghetti with tomato sauce? Will he get heartburn from the small mountains of food he consumes?There is corruption in high places, and a fight in a high place along with a fight in a low place aka underwater. Outdoor air conditioning, aliens, and biking drunks all exist. He meets Shieldmaster, Gator Gal, Katmando, Comtesse de Winter, First Strike Leader aka Ambassador, Mighty Mash, Never Again, Professor Deathtrap, and Dr. Dementious. Some of these meetings are not friendly.This novella starts with a bang and keeps on hitting it out of the park.There is no profanity, and no harem trash. Fourteen flighty females do not fling their forms at his feet in the first fifteen pages. This is the tale of a well meaning social outcast who becomes slightly less outcast, and gets superpowers in an alternate Earth that has better architecture. It is a tale of a hero, he said, nonironically.

The Plague is a disease that kills people and turns them into birds. At least, that’s the rumor.But when awkward eighteen-year-old village hunter Jay Hart journeys to the capitol and learns that the rumor is true, she’s quick to join The Nightingales: an underground resistance against the Plague and its creator.However, she soon learns she must fight more than a plague.Jay must fight her newfound blood relatives, her growing feelings for the enigmatic leader of the resistance, and her very destiny if she wishes to defeat the Plague… and come out alive.