Sci-fi Steampunk

Red Mercury

Name: Red Mercury
Rating: 3.60 (75 reviews)
Author: Rod Gillies

Rod Gillies

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Europe stands on the brink of war in an alternate history of steam-driven adventure!

As the Great Powers eye each other nervously, armies mass at the borders and vast airships darken the skies. As crisis creeps ever closer, word emerges of a terrifying new weapon in the hands of Soviet Russia.

Imperial agents assemble. Their mission? To infiltrate a secret facility in the frozen heart of Siberia and stop the Russian menace, whatever the cost.

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