Check out our author interview, where I ‘fess up to singing female anthem pop at high volume when alone, and explain why there are no shapeshifters in “Toru: Wayfarer Returns.” Also take a peek at an except from the book and sign up for a giveaway! Thank you, Judy, for hosting us on your blog. Here… Read more »

One of our first stops on the tour is Lampshade Reader. Please find our full guest post here, including our essay on the background and sources–Steampunk, Japan and history–for “Toru: Wayfarer Returns” and an excerpt featuring impertinent Jiro, future dirigible pilot. Highlights from the essay include my admiration for Cherie Priest’s innovative blend of zombies… Read more »

We are excited to announce that our first ever virtual book tour is underway, organized by the great folks over at the exuberantly named Goddess Fish Promotions. Here are the blogs we will be visiting this month. As we march along, I’ll link in some of those posts, so you can meet other book bloggers out… Read more »

IndieB.R.A.G. has named “Toru: Wayfarer Returns” a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree.  “Our mission is to discover talented self-published authors and help them give their work the attention and recognition it deserves. Our primary focus is fiction across a wide range of genres; however, we selectively consider non-fiction books as well…All ebooks brought to the attention of… Read more »

“The Paths of Sword and Steam Cross Brilliantly” …or so claims Awesome Indies! Awesome Indies assesses self published books and offers its stamp of approval to those that meet mainstream publisher standards of quality. We are proud to announce “Toru: Wayfarer Returns” has met this test and earned Awesome Indies Approval. “Our editors award the Awesome Indies… Read more »

We just got word that “Toru: Wayfarer Returns” has been shortlisted for the Chanticleer Cygnus Award for Science Fiction Novel. Hurray! We didn’t post when we made it out of the “Slush Pile” although we were relieved to have survived the first screen. We didn’t mention it when we got word we’d made it to… Read more »

“A strong steampunk adventure sharing a tale of patriotism, honor and love.”  Enjoy the full review here on book blogger Martha’s Bookshelf. We appreciate her finding us on NetGalley and taking time to write her review. For you non-clickers out there, here are the non-synopsis portions of her thoughtful review: “This is a strong steampunk adventure… Read more »

“Rather than just a simple steampunk setting, Sorensen steeps her world in history, and finds a fascinating theme to play with: the conflict between tradition and the future, to say nothing of Japan’s complex relationship with the outside world.” Josh Mauthe, book blogger of Umney’s Alley and Amazon reviewer generously agreed to read and review Toru Wayfarer… Read more »

“Sorensen immerses readers in a compelling and provocative story that intimately describes the struggles of a nation and its people.” One more editorial review, this time from Blueink Review. Full review on the Blueink site here, and quoted in full below. “This is the first installment of Stephanie R. Sorensen’s planned “Sakura Steam Series,” which… Read more »

Phoebe Darqueling, steampunk blogger, was kind enough to read and review Toru: Wayfarer Returns on her steampunk-focused site. We wanted to share her thoughts with you here because she did such a great job of setting up the historical context of Toru’s story as well as placing Toru in the evolving steampunk genre. Find her full review on… Read more »