A word of power summons the essence of ancient magics. Sparks of light activate enchanted runes and ensorcelled conduits flair with etheric energy. Smoke swirls and gears grind as the machine awakens. Red eyes snap open, cutting through the gloom, steel wings and copper springs flexing. The sorceress steps back to behold her creation come to life. The clockwork dragon is born. Technology meets magic in the exciting new genre of fantasypunk. Inside you'll find strange worlds brought to life by a cabal of more than two dozen fantasy writers and the odd goblin who stole ink and quill. The next anthology from Zombie Pirate Publishing, CLOCKWORK DRAGONS contains twenty five short stories from authors all around the globe.
Authors
David Bowmore has lived here, there and everywhere, but now lives in Yorkshire with his wonderful wife and a small white poodle. He has worn many hats in his time; chef, teacher and landscape gardener. His first collection of short stories ‘The Magic of Deben Market’ is now available.
I'm a science fiction and fantasy author and a retired technical writer and IT book author. You can follow me on X bluesky Blog: Powered by Robots I have over 60 short stories and novelettes published in the last few years.
Lannah Marshall wishes she could get these biographies right, but, like most writers she knows, she's not that good at talking about herself (particularly in third person). Autistic and proud, Lannah's experience with autism crops up from time to time in her work as per the writing advice: write what you know. With this in mind, do not be alarmed if there are frequent references to the seaside, winter and class systems throughout her portfolio. Currently working on her debut novel, Lannah has plenty of short stories to go around, such the shortlisted 'Waterways and Dreamscapes' from the City 2099 competition and the much beloved 'Cœur du Dieu Mécanique' found in Witches Vs Wizards by Zombie Pirates Publishing. Watch this space.
Olga Ponjee is scenarioschrijver en amateur tuinier, kledingmaakster en drag king. Ze schreef mee aan de serie "Feuten" (2012), de speelfilm "De Ontsnapping" (2014) en won de ANV Visser-Neerlandiaprijs voor haar scenario "Voortjagers" (2020), de prijs voor het beste nog niet verfilmde script van Nederland en Vlaanderen. In 2023 debuteerde ze met de queer serie "Oneindig" en won het Rode Oor, de juryprijs voor het beste erotische kortverhaal in Nederland en Vlaanderen. Olga houdt van verhalen vertellen in de breedste zin van het woord en schrijft naast films ook boeken, immersieve games, theater en liedjes. In haar verhalen gaat het over de joy of resistance en over mensen die kracht leren vinden in juist datgene wat ze anders maakt.
C. H. Knyght lives in the northern half of Minnesota with a small menagerie of animals, and nearby her family. When not working the day job, she is either writing or drawing. Magic is what you create. www.facebook.com/chknyght www.twitter.com/chknyght www.instagram.com/chknyght
