In a post-apocalyptic world of endless snow, Captain Romulus Buckle and the stalwart crew of the Pneumatic Zeppelin must embark on a perilous mission to rescue their kidnapped leader, Balthazar Crankshaft, from the impenetrable City of the Founders. Steaming over a territory once known as Southern California before it was devastated in the alien war Buckle navigates his massive airship through skies infested with enemy war zeppelins and ravenous alien beasties in this swashbuckling and high-octane steampunk adventure. Life is desperate in the Snow World and death is quick Buckle and his ships company must brave poisoned wastelands of noxious mustard and do battle with forgewalkers, steampipers and armored locomotives as they plunge from the skies into the underground prison warrens of the fortress-city.
Captain Romulus Buckle must lead the Pneumatic Zeppelin and its crew of never-do-wells on a desperate mission where he must risk everything to save Balthazar and attempt to prevent a catastrophic war which could wipe out all that is left of civilization and the entire human race.
Review
"What a glorious, steam-filled, larger-than-life, action-packed adventure!...Steampunk doesnt get much more exciting, or more adventurous, than this. The book is the first of a proposed series, and the second installment cant come soon enough."
-David Pitt, Booklist
I knew from the first page that Richard Ellis Preston Jr.s Romulus Buckle and the City of the Founders would be a hit. This is a story that grabs you and wont let go!
-New York Times bestselling author Julie Kenner
"The adventure takes place in a dystopian world (post alien invasion) but has a wonderful steampunkish flare...gadgets, zeppelins and gizmos to delight even the uber steampunk enthusiast. Thrust into a fantastical world of Richard Preston's imagination, the reader can't help but be swept away for the entire journey."
-Tome Tender
The world of Romulus Buckle is unique in its blend of science fiction, steampunk and post-apocalyptic fiction. The result is compelling lets say there are some seriously interesting twists.
Jenny Schwartz, author of The Bustlepunk Chronicles
About the Author
Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. is fascinated by the steampunk genre, which he sees as a unique storytelling landscape. Romulus Buckle and the City of the Founders is the first installment in his new steampunk series, The Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin. Richard has also written for film and television. He lives in California.