Texan adventurers have invaded Cuba. Lord Palmerston, the British Foreign Minister, is outraged and sends in the Royal Navy. President Fillmore is dismayed at the news of hostile warships so close to US shores. He threatens to invade Canada unless the Brirish withdraw. Lord Palmerston thinks he is bluffing and ignores him - but Congress will not let the president back down. It was a war that nobody wanted but which no-one knows how to stop. The United States has a battle-hardened army, daring commanders and an excellent railroad network. The British have the best navy in the world, but...

In 1851, the United States and the British Empire have stumbled into a war. The veterans of the US Army brushed aside the untried Canadians and advanced towards the St. Lawrence. Their advance was stopped only by the grim earthworks defending Montreal. Casualties have been high on both sides. A peace conference offered hope but it was wrecked by mutual suspicion. The harsh winter has kept the US Army from delivering a knockout blow. But everyone fears they will attack as soon as spring returns. This is a vicious war of raid and counter-raid. The frontier is a long one and the enemy could...

This is a steampunk novel set in 1848. Revolutionaries have tried to overthrow monarchies in countries all across Europe. In Britain, the Chartists demanded the right to vote. They claimed their mass rallies were peaceable, but the Government feared the worst. The new police force cannot cope. The Government called out the army and put the aged Duke of Welington in charge. Agitators within the Chartist movement conspired to subvert their rallies to their own ends.

In London, the Chatelaine of the Guild of Magicians has died in mysterious circumstances. Her niece Samantha is told...

This is a steampunk story set in 1850. A dangerous revolutionary has been arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London. He boasts that no conventional prison can hold him. He threatens to use magic to escape. The Guild of Magicians must use their own magic in attempt to restrain him. In another factory accident, workers have been killed. The government seems to be indifferent to the deaths. Can the authorities prevent another riot? The British government, confident the country's engineering skills, has sent an airship across the Atlantic. In New York, conspiracy theorists warn that the...

Lord Palmerston has a grand plan to destroy the Russian Empire and seize the Caucasus as a British protectorate. He knows that Britain cannot do this alone so he persuades the French to lend their support. He gives orders for Russian territory to be attacked all around the world. In the American North-West, the director of the Hudson's Bay Company and the director of the Russian Alaska Company have agreed not to attack each other. But the governor of the Vancouver colony has orders to take the offensive. He asks Ernest Woods, a disgraced cavalry officer, to raise an expeditionary force....