John DeChancie
John DeChancie (born 1946) is an American author. A Pittsburgh native, he is most famous for his comic fantasy Castle series, and his science fiction Skyway series.
In the alternate Victorian world of New Europa, educated dragons, dwarf engineers, and evil steam lords scheme to enslave humanity. Tom Olam, ex-game designer turned ace secret agent after being spellnapped to this steampunk reality, finds his skills put to the ultimate test: A world convention of mad scientists turns Golden Age San Francisco topsy-turvy and steam-powered superdevices clash with Indian sorcery and New Europan wizardry. Its a plot only Olam and his companion, the gorgeous and deadly Countess Marianne, could hope to derail.
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