Shalaena Medford is an American author. She
enjoys candlelit writing sessions and long walks on the line between sanity and
madness.
She also has a collection of short stories and poetry available: In the Forests of the Night.
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Tsingsei “Song” Gould has always led a privileged life,
never wanting for anything—except the freedom to be whomever she desires. Song
has a secret, one that could bring shame to her family. One night when it is
discovered she flees with a young street urchin who claims to know the location
of a legendary treasure. Armed with a map and a stolen zeppelin they set off on
the adventure of a lifetime.
For those unfamiliar with steampunk, this might be the book for you. The author described it to me as loosely steampunk. It could be the perfect way for some to check out a new genre without jumping head first into the more elaborate/hard core steampunk material.
Excerpt for Those Who Wander:
When
Altain woke the sun was beginning to set in the east, painting the sky with its
rosy pastels. He stumbled from the captain’s cabin and walked to the edge of
the deck to relieve himself over the side.
“Must
you do that there?” Song demanded.
“Where
else am I supposed to do it?”
A light
blush crept into her cheeks. “I’ve been using a bucket. In fact I think I’ve
got a splinter.”
Altain
whistled low. “I bet you’re missing that fine porcelain you’re used to. And I
bet you had to dump it yourself and everything.”
Song
glared at him. “I’m sorry you find my comfortable life so offensive.”
“Your
life was more than comfortable, love.”
“Would
you stop calling me love!”
“Doll?
Darling? Miss? Oh, how about ‘your highness’?” Altain bowed low before taking
the wheel and pushing Song with his shoulder.
“You’re
the most unbearable thing in the morning, you know that?”
“At
least mine is only in the morning, your highness.” Altain rubbed his eyes in a
futile attempt to wipe the last of sleep away.
“Stop
calling me that. I have a name, you know.”
“Yeah,
I know.”
“So use
it!”
Altain
thought on that for a moment. “No, I don’t think I will.”
“Why?”
She demanded.
“Because
your name is ridiculous.” Song gaped at him. “Your name is noise. That’s what
it is. It’s like your parents thought you’d have a beautiful voice and so
you’d sing things rather than say them. It’s
complete rubbish.”
“There
is nothing wrong with my name,” Song objected on a whisper. Though when he put
it that way she could see how silly it actually was.
“There
is everything wrong with your name. You’ve got a rubbish name.”
Song
folded her arms across her body and glared at him. “Fine. Then give me a new
name.”
Altain
sucked on his teeth as he thought. “Song.”
“Now
that’s a rubbish name.”
“Well
it was either that or Freedom, but I thought I’d stick with the noise theme
your parents had going.” Altain smirked at his own cleverness.
“You’re
naming me after the Song of Freedom?” She didn’t know what to think about his
choice.
“Well,
yeah. You’re free from everything now, including your under-things.” Altain
nodded at the little bundle on the deck. “Song just rolls off the tongue, too.”
“Song
Gould?” She made a face.
“No.
You’re not a Gould anymore, not out here and not with me. You’re just Song
now.”
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*Amazon - Available for preorder now. Available for purchase on March 4, 2016
Shalaena is working on book two of this series now and hoping to have it ready in approximately six months. If you follow her on social media, she'll be keeping everyone updated on the release.
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to read this post. Have a great day.
Shalaena is working on book two of this series now and hoping to have it ready in approximately six months. If you follow her on social media, she'll be keeping everyone updated on the release.
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to read this post. Have a great day.
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