Steampunk Fairy Tales: Volume 3

A hardened gladiator fights a minotaur for a coveted prize.

Danger is afoot when shoes create with angelic cloth are misused during a ceremony.

And what is The Voice?

In Steampunk Fairy Tales Volume III you’ll find tinkering elves, sinister clockwork men, and binkering grandfathers. Every captivating fairy tale contains elements of the futuristic Victorian concept of steam and fashion, with inspiration from countries like Greece, Denmark, and Germany.

Steampunk Fairy Tales Volume III continues the charming and unique works contained in Volume I and II, for lovers of the genre, and for those who are discovering this series.

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The Elves and the Synth-Maker

By Jamie Foley

Clara would do anything to make her synth-limbs work for disabled soldiers—even spend her last coin on fairy ether. Now the elf who’s stealing Clara’s joyberries every night may reveal the secret of steam-tech... if Clara can catch her.

The Iron Minotaur

By Leslie and David T. Allen

When the jails are full, prisoners are forced to enter the labyrinth for a chance at freedom. None have succeeded. So why does a free man willingly enter the competition?

Ignoble Hospitality

By Virginia Marybury

What is nobility for, in an age of revolution and machines? Set by her grandfather to find a prince, Vita finds an unexpected solution, and learns a lesson in hospitality.

Angel Delight

By Daniel K. Lind

Goodwin Thornberry is an eclectic shoemaker. Deeply in love with a woman from high society, Madeline Bainbridge, he does anything for her. When she asks him to make her special shoes for a big ceremony at Town Square, he is perplexed.

Lucky for Goodwin, a man by the name of Timotey Pelkington shows up with a pair of singing angelic insoles. Just what Goodwin needs to impress Madeline! There is one problem: dreadful things happen if anyone asks the shoes to sing... and there will be a choir present at the ceremony.

The Mechanical Heart

By Mia Urick

Not a retelling of any one classic fairytale, but if you look you’ll see shades of The Wild Hunt and Little Red Riding Hood.

Steelhand

By Ashley Capes

When a man with a mechanical hand hears a woman’s voice echoing in his head, calling for help, he must brave the steel forest and a grim castle to rescue her from the clutches of a foul Alchemist.

Grimesbobble

By Angela Castillo

Sent away to perform an impossible task, Canta finds help from an unexpected source. But will it come at a terrible price?

Valentine

By Allison Latzko

A young and worried girl must save her best friend from a mysterious factory owner and his icy, child-stealing ‘Queen.’

Out of the Tower

By Eric A. Schweitz

In Newmarket, everyone knows the story of Rapunzel, the beautiful girl with the long hair who saved her prince and inspired rebellion. But Rapunzel must come to face her guilt and learn that truth may yield to perception and revelation.

Steampunk Fairy Tales: Volume 3

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