Member Since: Aug. 23, 2010

Steven R. Southard


Biography

Growing up in the Midwest, Steven R. Southard always found the distant oceans exotic and tantalizing. He served aboard submarines and now works as a civilian naval engineer. In his stories, he takes readers on journeys of discovery in many seas and various vessels. Steve has written in the historical, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and steampunk genres. Come aboard at http://sites.google.com/site/stevenrsouthard/ and voyage with his intriguing characters in tales of aquatic adventure.

Books

Leonardo's Lion    by Steven R. Southard
Price: $3.99 USD. 9010 words. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on September 17, 2011. Fiction.
In 1515, Leonardo da Vinci built a mechanical lion to entertain the King of France. The fate of that strange clockwork creation, and its real purpose, have remained unknown...until now.
Alexander's Odyssey    by Steven R. Southard
Price: $3.99 USD. 8210 words. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on March 28, 2011. Fiction.
If the legends are true, Alexander the Great descended under water in a glass-windowed barrel. But how would the sea-god Poseidon react to that?
Within Victorian Mists    by Steven R. Southard
Price: $2.99 USD. 7110 words. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on October 22, 2010. Fiction.
If the fog of time had lifted a bit differently on the 19th century, and you could mix a haughty Englishman tinkerer, a plucky American steam engine repair-woman, laser holograms, giant dirigibles, and ornithopters, you might just get one madcap steampunk romance. Strap on your brass-rimmed goggles to see what happens . . . Within Victorian Mists.
The Wind-Sphere Ship    by Steven R. Southard
Price: $2.99 USD. 6470 words. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on August 23, 2010. Fiction.
Heron of Alexandria, in the 1st Century A.D., invented a primitive steam engine he called an aeolipile, or “wind-sphere.” Persuaded by his friend Praxiteles, he used this engine to propel a ship. If his steam-ship could beat a man-rowed galley in a race, could Heron bring about the Industrial Revolution 1700 years early?

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