Steam & Aether Books in Order

After an explosion, American soldier Rip Coulter wakes in a steam-powered world where his military implant still functions. Joining the Royal Venture Society, he confronts a threat involving an ancient vault, a king, and the dangerous Darhaven.

A mysterious compass sends Rip and his family aboard the Steel Comet toward the Carpathians. An ancient shard hidden in a cave attracts rival seekers, while Prussian forces and the Kaiser’s airships threaten their journey.

Germany’s invasion of Belgium forces Rip into wartime service as Umbria’s new undersecretary of war. Drawing on his knowledge of Earth’s history, he prepares a counterattack while Darhaven threatens his family and interdimensional travel becomes a military concern.

An opened gate between worlds draws Rip’s team toward the battlefields of 1914. With the Neural Net moving toward Calais and a vault causing dangerous anomalies near Mons, they join French Foreign Legion soldiers to stop the disruption.

The Austrian Emperor hires Rip to recover a mysterious gem once loaned to Bavaria. His pursuit takes him from a floating city to an ancient fortress, with Prussian opposition turning the assignment into a dangerous international adventure.