Ethinium's Vault: Steam & Aether, Book 1 (Unabridged‪)‬

He came from another world....


Sergeant Ripley Coulter leads the army's E-Squad, defending the metaverse from online attacks in NeuralNet, a completely immersive reality.


When enemy fighters take him out in a massive explosion, he wakes up in a strange new world powered by steam and primitive electronics. Fortunately, his game implant is still operable....


In this world, London is Ethinium. The UK is Greater Umbria. And the empires of Europe reign supreme atop ancient steam vaults filled with dark secrets.


Coulter joins the Royal Venture Society and aligns with the king’s forces fighting Darhaven, a mysterious source of corruption deep inside the vaults....

Don’t miss this thrilling steampunk gamelit adventure! Veteran science fiction and military fantasy author, two-time Kindle Scout winner Jaxon Reed presents an exciting all-new series set in a fantastic gaslamp universe! Featuring fistfights, machine guns, gang warfare, dungeon crawls, and sci-fi adventure, Steam & Aether garnered tens of thousands of reads on Royal Road and was a 2022 Writathon winner!