Books with author Jamie Sedgwick

The Amazon best-selling steampunk novel is now a free kindle book! This is Book One of Sedgwick's best-selling young adult steampunk trilogy, and the first of eight titles set in his eclectic post-apocalyptic world of magic and steam. "The Tinkerer's Daughter" follows the adventures of a young elven girl in a time of war, surrounded by ancient forgotten technologies and magic. Breeze is left in the care of a strange old Tinkerer, where she soon learns that the world is not as simple -or as safe- as anyone would like it to be. With a little help from the Tinkerman and his amazing discoveries, Breeze just might be able to change her world for the better. Unfortunately, peace is never easy and war always looms just over the horizon. What reviewers say: Five Stars - "WOW... This book drew me in instantaneously... beautifully written and wholly captivating." -Semisweet Book BlogFour Stars - "captivating... Sedgwick beautifully creates this other world that as a reader you totally get into." -Goodreads reviewerFive Stars - "...a beautifully written book with an intriguing plot and a loveable main character. This is certainly one that I will reread!" -Goodreads reviewerFive Stars: "...an incredible, adventurous read!" Amazon Review

Five Stars: "A wonderful blend of urban fantasy, humour, action, mystery, and heart." -Goodreads ReviewFour Stars: "Written in the best tradition of the old detective novels, with lots of magic thrown in. If you like both detective and fantasy stories, you will enjoy this." -Goodreads ReviewFour Stars: "Mr Sedgwick weaves a great noir fairy tale, in a perfect balance between Philip Marlow and The Brothers Grimm." -Amazon ReviewSynopsis:Elven gangsters, streetwalking nymps and pixie dust dealers. This ain't no fairytale. San Francisco’s magical undercity is populated by every fantastical creature imaginable: dwarves, elves, centaurs, and thousands of fairies make it their home -but this is no fairytale. If you think humans invented organized crime, wait until you meet the goblins. It’s Hank Mossberg’s job to keep them all in line. All he has to do is recruit a bitter old wizard to help solve a murder, break up a pixie dust ring, and keep his dwarf deputy Butch from getting them all killed in the process. No problem. Unfortunately, the fae have cops of their own, and they think Hank is the killer. It’s going to take a miracle to pull this one off.

“Aboard the Great Iron Horse" is a fast-paced serial adventure that picks up where Sedgwick's bestselling fantasy/steampunk series "The Tinkerer's Daughter” left off. A reading of the earlier books is not necessary to enjoy this new series but may provide added insight into certain characters and history.Description: Barreling through their post-apocalyptic world in a massive steam locomotive, River and her companions -the steam-powered ape named Socrates and his crew of warriors, miscreants, and genetic anomalies- travel from one unpredictable adventure to another. On their first outing, the crew encounters a bizarre cult of isolationists and their strange “Clockwork God.” Meanwhile, several crew members have gone missing, and tensions are rising as mutineers conspire to overthrow Socrates and destroy the train. As the conflict comes to a boil, a power more ancient and sinister than anything they ever imagined threatens to destroy them all. What reviewers say: Five Stars: "I read this book in one sitting, as I was physically unable to put it down... I highly recommend The Clockwork God, and cannot wait to see what else Jamie Sedgewick has in store for us."-Goodreads ReviewFour Stars: "An action packed, thrilling read; Very much a must for sci-fi and steampunk fans!"-Goodreads ReviewFive Stars: "Can't get enough of the stories by Jamie Sedgwick. This has been the best yet."-Amazon Review

5 Stars: "The Shadow Born Trilogy is a phenomenal futuristic fantasy..." -Amazon review4 Stars: "I really enjoyed this book... when the end of the book arrived I was surprised." -Goodreads review5 Stars: "A superb start to a wonderful trilogy..." -Amazon ReviewDescription: Discovered wandering alone in the woods at night. Taken to a secretive mansion. 12-year-old Gabriel Frost has amnesia. He has no clue where he came from, how he received the scars on his back, or where he learned the assassin-like skills he seems to possess. His entire life is a mystery.Gabriel is about to find out the world is nothing like he believed: assassins, monsters, and new super technologies bridge the gap between our world and the shadow world. But what other sinister secrets are his new guardians hiding? Who are the shadowfriends, and what do they want? Can anyone he knows be trusted? What if Gabriel has a few secrets of his own?Gabriel must unravel the mystery of his past before the monsters of the present destroy him.

Five Stars: "Best trilogy I've read in a long while. A must have for a sci-fi/fantasy collector."-Amazon ReviewFour Stars: "What a sequel! ...Jamie Sedgwick has an unbelievable imagination."-Amazon ReviewFive Stars: "Great character driven plot. Storytelling at its best."-Amazon ReviewSteam technology and spring-powered engines have evolved since the discovery of Blackrock Steel, which can store vast amounts of energy, but word of this incredible resource has spread far and wide. When a horde of barbarian warriors known as Vangars sweep across the Frigid Sea in massive airships fueled by precious but dwindling supplies of black tar-like oil, they are determined to learn the secrets of Blackrock Steel at any cost. They assault the capital city, slaying King Ryshan and the entire royal family, and then ravage the countryside, leaving a cloud of acrid black smoke and the stench of death in their wake. Breeze has been content with the peaceful life of a pilot, shuttling nobles back and forth in her spring-powered planes for years, but now the kingdom of Astatia has once again been thrust into war. The Vangars have taken Tinker captive and Breeze must rescue the clever old inventor who has been a father to her for most of her life, but she has one chance to defeat the Vangars. If she chooses to save Tinker instead, Breeze might lose that opportunity forever. In the midst of the chaos, Breeze finds herself trapped in the middle of a romantic conspiracy to wed her off to a young pilot. She has no interest in marrying her would-be suitor, nor in the young Tal'mar warrior who would claim her as his own... or does she? The only thing Breeze knows for sure is that if she fails, the secret of Blackrock Steel will fall into the hands of the Vangars and Astatia will face a dark future of slavery and ruin.Tinker's War is Book Two of the best-selling steampunk series "The Tinkerer's Daughter."

It's the end of the line for the Iron Horse!The unthinkable has happened. The Iron Horse is destroyed, the crew disbanded, and war is once again on the horizon. Refugees pour into Astatia and Danaise. Resources are running low. Kale and Shayla remain in Dragonwall, Kale sworn to wed Queen Aileen and take Dane’s place, while Shayla has survived an attempted murder only to find her life permanently changed. The future hangs in the balance, and everything just may rest on the shoulders of one small halfling named Micah. Is this the end for the crew, once and for all?Thankfully, Socrates has a plan. All that remains is to discover the Clockwork Legion’s weakness and exploit it. But will Socrates find the right strategy in time? Will he be able to convince the other civilizations to join and defeat this new enemy? Will Breeze and Tinker answer the call one last time, or is it already too late? Only one thing is certain: after this adventure, nothing will be the same.

It's the end of the line for the Iron Horse.The unthinkable has happened. The Iron Horse is destroyed, the crew disbanded, and war is once again on the horizon. Refugees pour into Astatia and Danaise. Resources are running low. Kale and Shayla remain in Dragonwall, Kale sworn to wed Queen Aileen and take Dane’s place, while Shayla has survived an attempted murder only to find her life permanently changed. The future hangs in the balance, and everything just may rest on the shoulders of one small halfling named Micah. Is this the end of the crew, once and for all? Thankfully, Socrates has a plan. All that remains is to discover the Clockwork Legion’s weakness and exploit it. But will Socrates find the right strategy in time? Will he be able to convince the other civilizations to join and defeat this new enemy? Will Breeze and Tinker answer the call one last time, or is it already too late? Only one thing is certain: after this adventure, nothing will be the same.

Five Stars: "Cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed this book. Author knows how to write an interesting story."-Goodreads ReviewFive Stars: "Sedgwick's imagination soars for this tale..."-Amazon ReviewFive Stars: "... the best series I've read in a long while... This series gets top marks from me... No steam collection is complete until you own these three books"-Amazon ReviewDESCRIPTION:At last, all will be known...Many years have passed since Breeze Tinkerman vanished in her spring-powered plane over the northern Wastes while searching for the fabled lost city in the ice, but her daughter River is more than happy to carry on her legacy. The Vangar overlords have turned Astatia into a slave state, forcing citizens to work in their mines and factories, stealing Astatia's resources for their own greedy ends while living safely high above in the sky-city known as Juntavar. River has never known any life other than the mean streets of Dockside, but street life has made her strong and resourceful. She's the perfect leader, and that's what her ragtag group of rebels needs most. The rebels meet to conspire against their overlords but their meeting is interrupted by three sentinels - Vangar warriors whose bodies have been melded with nine-foot-tall suits of armor powered by steam - and River has no choice but to lead the Vangars away from the others, exposing her and forcing her to go on the run. Along the way, River runs into some of the last people she'd ever expected to meet. She learns that there still might be a way to defeat the Vangars. She also learns that her mother's fate may have been decidedly different than what she was led to believe. Now, River will do anything to learn the truth about her blood-kin. And one way or another, she's determined to destroy the Vangars once and for all. Also contains the short story "The City in the Wastes." Blood and Steam is the third book in the best-selling steampunk trilogy "The Tinkerer's Daughter." The next series, "Aboard the Great Iron Horse," takes place after this trilogy, in the same world, and includes many of the original characters.

Five Stars: "...delightful! If Dasheill Hammet had been an ogre, this is what he would have written."-Goodreads ReviewFive Stars: "I read all three of the first books in the series back to back. And all of them get five stars." -Amazon ReviewFour Stars: "I love Hank Mossberg!" -Amazon ReviewHank Mossberg has crossed paths with every lowlife scumbag the world of the fae could produce, from child-stealing imps to drug dealing goblins, but now he’s pitted against a villain unlike any he has ever faced before. The dark-elf Siva warned Hank that a storm was coming. Now he’s going to find out what she meant.The madness begins when the wizard known as Magnus attacks a crew of Golden Gate Bridge workers, using magic to hurl fireballs and lightning at his helpless victims. Before the carnage is over, several workers are dead and the world of the fae has been exposed for all mortals to see. As Hank delves deeper into the case, he begins to suspect the old wizard’s motives may be hidden in the dark secrets of his past. But just as Hank is about to expose the truth, the killer turns the tables. Now Hank is the target, and the killer will stop at nothing to destroy him… Even if it means murdering everyone Hank has ever loved.

Five Stars:"Excellent continuation... a Steampunk adventure that outdoes the previous book in the series."-Amazon ReviewFive Stars:"These books keep you wanting more and more!!"-Amazon ReviewDESCRIPTION:The Iron Horse is a massive steam-powered locomotive manned by a crew of warriors, miscreants, and genetic anomalies. Socrates, the train’s commander, is an autonomous steam-powered gorilla with memories and knowledge reaching back more than a thousand years. Their mission is to locate a new source of starfall, the rare element that powers the ancient city of Sanctuary. Their civilization needs starfall, but for Socrates the matter is personal. Without it, he will die. After a brief respite on the shores of the Forgotten Sea, the crew readies for their next great adventure. This time, the tracks will take them somewhere entirely different. The only way across the great sea is under it. But as the Iron Horse plunges into the icy waters, something goes wrong. The train has been sabotaged, and to make matters worse, their fuel supply has been stolen.Trapped at the bottom of the sea, faced with the choice between a slow death by suffocation or a fast one in the crushing black waters, Socrates makes a last ditch effort to save the crew. He believes there is a cavern ahead, if they can only make it that far… But even if they survive, the crew may face an even greater peril from a completely unexpected new enemy. Book Two: The "Iron Horse" series is a follow up to Sedgwick's best-selling steampunk series, "The Tinkerer's Daughter." A reading of the earlier books is not necessary to enjoy this new series, but may provide added insight to certain characters and history.

Four Stars: " jam packed action... kept me feeling engaged and wondering what would happen next."-Amazon ReviewFive Stars: "Awesome, fabulous, intriguing..." Goodreads ReviewFour Stars: "Impressive descriptions and characters... the tinge of romantic fervour breathing freshness into a city burdened with the fear of a dragon's deadly breath." -Amazon ReviewDESCRIPTION:As the Iron Horse journeys ever deeper into its mysterious post-apocalyptic world, the crew encounters a lone knight on a quest to slay a dragon. They mock him at first, but when they arrive at the fog-shrouded city known as Stormwatch, the streets are abandoned, the doors are locked, and the citizens are terrified to leave their homes. One old woman, alone and seemingly insane, confronts the crew with this ominous warning: "Beware the dragon's breath!"They hear the knight's words echoed in her statement, and begin to realize that things may not be as they appear. Then, as night closes in, strange things begin to happen aboard the Iron Horse. Crew members are attacked by invisible beings and strange, mutated creatures. One by one, they begin to vanish. When it seems things can't get any worse, they realize their adventure has only just begun... and that maybe, just maybe, dragons really do exist.Book 3: The "Iron Horse" series is a follow up to Sedgwick's best-selling steampunk series, "The Tinkerer's Daughter." A reading of the earlier books is not necessary to enjoy this new series, but may provide added insight to certain characters and history.

Events are spiraling out of control inside Dragonwall, as Shayla’s enemies seek to turn the tables on her, and Kale finds his position as the knights’ commander challenged. When the queen asks Kale to report to a nearby village that has been raided, he jumps at the chance to get away from the politics and intrigue. Little does he realize he’s about to uncover a terrifying secret that may change the course of history…Meanwhile, the Iron Horse makes a surprise stop when Socrates and his team discover a train wreck filled with the mummified remains of an ancient crew. While studying the site, they make another unexpected discovery: The crater beyond Dragonwall is home to a previously unknown civilization; a race of humans living in a city of pyramids and possessing strange, powerful new technologies.The crew’s excitement is soon tempered by the realization that these timid farmers are not just shy of strangers… they are in fact slaves. Worse yet, their overseers are a race of creatures unlike any the crew have previously encountered. They are dangerous. They are powerful. And they are legion.Clockwork Legion is Book 4 of Sedgwick's "Iron Horse" series, a follow-up to the best-selling steampunk series "The Tinkerer's Daughter."