Description: Airships. Piracy. Murder. The Occasional Cup of Tea...Join Captain Marta Ramos, the most notorious pirate in the Duchy of Denver, and her crew as they negotiate the perils of air, land and drawing room in a series of fast-paced adventures in a North America that never was.
Brief description: Alex Acks is a writer, geologist, and sharp-dressed sir. Their biker gang space witch novels, Hunger Makes the Wolf and Blood Binds the Pack, were published by Angry Robot Books under the pen name Alex Wells. They've had short fiction in Strange Horizons, Crossed Genres, Daily Science Fiction, Lightspeed Magazine and more, and written movie reviews for Strange Horizons and Mothership Zeta. They've also written several episodes of Six to Start's Superhero Workout game. Alex lives in Denver (where they bicycle, drink tea, and twirl their ever-so-dapper mustache) with their two furry little bastards. For more information, see http: //www.alexacks.com
Review Quotes:
Robyn Bennis, The Guns Above: "Captain Ramos is the kind of charming, roguish antiheroine we need right now. Acks's double-barrelled steampunk stories are stuffed to the gills with wit, mystery, and derring-do reminiscent of the best moments of The Scarlet Pimpernel."
Paul Weimer, co-host of The Skiffy and Fanty Show: "With this set of stories, Acks shows their range and flexibility as an SFF author, providing a rich tapestry of steampunk stories that focus as much on character and personality as on the steampunk aesthetic. From murders in the sky to train robberies and drawing room banter, Captain Ramos' adventures, allies and adversaries always entertain."