Among other stories, this anthology includes Steampunk tales from Australia and the Amazon; there is a Steam Cleansing machine that alters humanÕs souls; a prisoner/maniac who produces bestselling novels and machine schematics; a time portal opened accidentally by a steam powered mechanized band, leaving behind a mastermindÕs airship and devices; a trio of misfits on a journey across a distant planetÕs desert who are forced to save their lives by using a time forgotten steampunk technology; and an unusual transportation device to quickly cover distances on the emerging American continent.