A cool thing happened whim I was noodling around one day, oh, almost a year ago.

A series of thoughts:

What would World War Two have been like in a steampunk world?

What if Sherlock Holmes was a strategist?

Hey, didn’t certain royal figures have wartime jobs helping the military?

What if nanogears and biomechanics mix?

…and what if I throw in a biomechanical octopus?

If an Octobot doesn’t tweak your fancy – and I’m not sure how it possibly couldn’t! – maybe this awesome cover by Cedar Sanderson will.

Steam Rising – out now!