Stepping Sideways

Eva is a circus clown suffering under a cruel boss. After her friend goes missing, Eva and the other clowns realise they must escape that night, or Eva will be next. Nix is employed on Lord Scrumpton’s steam engine, shovelling coal under the eye of Driver since she was captured and enslaved. One day she meets a lady named Foxy Brown, who experiments on magical creatures. She tells Nix that sea creatures are a particular favourite of hers. And Nix just so happens to be one herself. Joro lives and works as a sailor in the mist surrounding Island Eighteen. It is the day of the Matching Ceremony when he goes on one last adventure. He ventures beyond the borders of their islands and meets a strange girl named Lena, who’s building an airship. This anthology features twelve dystopian and steampunk stories by Australian authors. An intriguing collection of stories blending fantasy, steampunk, and dystopia into captivating tales for teens.