The Fall of Mars SIMON WILLIAM LEE

In an alternate reality Victorian England a scientist, Theodore Zimmer, discovered an element that revolutionised technology. Zimmerite enabled energy which exists in the void between basic constituents of matter to be tapped. Guided by void thaumatists, those rare individuals capable of sensing the void directly, ships equipped with void engines were able to ply the sky routes between continents. For those who could afford it, the world was now accessible, opening up trade and communications with nations as diverse as the Mayan Empire and America. Temples dedicated to the Gods of Order and Structure maintained a strong presence in the western world. Clerics were able to perform feats of healing and destruction, drawing power from their connection to the spiritual realm. Some, however, worshipped the Gods of The Formless Void, influences that exist in the emptiness between planets. Mindless and chaotic, these entities deformed the minds and bodies of any who communed with them. Rus started life as a vagabond, scratching a meagre existence from the underbelly of Liverpool. He watched the sky ships as they came and went from the harbour, but could only dream about seeing the world from their decks. He was taken in by clerics at the Temple of The Sky as an acolyte and, after many years of training, became the most capable of all his brethren. Along with master shipwright Tomlin, the reporter, John Harvey, void mechanic, Heinrich Blaum, a clairvoyant, Elizabeth Hadley and Ann, a powerful void thaumatist, Rus fights to save humanity from the chaos of the outer gods. Their journeys take them through diverse locations: The embattled streets of Victorian Liverpool, the steaming jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula and the landscapes of Mars. On the way they discover an incredible truth, and in the process learn something that shakes the foundation of their reality. This is steam age science fiction, with a dash of horror and a touch of romance. At its heart lies a generous slice of space opera. This is a world where some can control the power of the void with their minds, and others with technology. Where gods, men and sentient machines are involved in an epic conflict that began before recorded history. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Fall of Mars (SIMON WILLIAM LEE)