The Forever Engine

Name: The Forever Engine
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Frank Chadwick
ISBN: 9781977365361

Author: Frank Chadwick

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 13 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/18/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The exciting debut of a steampunk masterpiece from legendary game author and creator of the staple steampunk role playing game, Space: 1889. The stunning unveiling of a perfectly formed steampunk past, from an author who helped define the genre.

London 1888. His Majesty's airships troll the sky powered by antigrav liftwood as a cabal of Iron Lords tightens its hold on a Britain choked by the fumes of industry. Mars has been colonized, and clockwork assassins stalk the European corridors of power. And somewhere far to the east, the Old Man of the Mountains plots the end of the world with his Forever Engine.

Enter Jack Fargo. Scholar. Former special forces operator in Afghanistan. A man from our own near future thrust back in time—or to wherever it is that this Brave Victorian World actually exists. Aided only by an elderly Scottish physicist, a young British officer of questionable courage, and a beautiful but mysterious spy for the French Commune, Fargo is a man on a mission: save the future from irrevocable destruction when the Forever Engine is brought to full power and blows this universe, and our own, to smithereens.

About Frank Chadwick

Frank Chadwick is the New York Times number one bestselling author of the Desert Shield Fact Book as well as over two hundred books, articles, and columns on military history and military affairs, and over one hundred military and science fiction board and role-playing games. He currently writes science fiction nearly full time and is the author of five science fiction novels from Baen Books: How Dark The World Becomes, The Forever Engine, Come The Revolution, Chain of Command, and the forthcoming Ship of Destiny. His game Space: 1889 was the first steampunk roleplaying game and remains a cult favorite. He currently resides in Illinois and teaches continuing education courses in writing and military history.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookwraiths on March 19, 2014

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews The Forever Engine by Frank Chadwick is a genre bender novel that mixes equal parts steampunk, alternate history, science fiction, and fantasy to create something new and interesting. Please understand going into this read that Mr. Chadwick co-created a rol......more

Goodreads review by Matt on April 06, 2020

Its fineish I guess. Less interested in character than world-building but doesn't really even deliver on that promise as much as it should/could have. The main character is largely a hyper competent bog standard protagonist. He's a historian AND was in the military AND speaks a variety of Middle Eas......more

Goodreads review by Little on November 05, 2016

I like it when I find a new author that I enjoy. I love it when I find a new writer that makes me want to go find more of his books cause they are just that good a read. I hate it that my prospective read list has grown again...lol. Frank Chadwick did all these to me. Nice kickass adventure/SiFi/Ste......more

Goodreads review by Ricki on February 15, 2014

It's obvious from the first page or two that this story isn't really meant to be a book: this is a movie in book format. The action moves very quickly and we get little backstory. If you love action/military stuff (like any police TV show or the Temeraire book series) you should give this one a go. T......more

Goodreads review by Beth on December 16, 2013

Forever Engine is a steampunk adventure to an alternate dimension. Stranded in an another reality, American Jack Fargo fights to survive, struggles with unfamiliar politics and return to his daughter. The story is gritty and raw and the lines between friend and foe blur. Sometimes the actions were o......more