By day, Anthony Francis builds intelligent machines and emotional robots; by night he writes science fiction and draws comic books. He’s best known for the Skindancer urban fantasy series featuring magical tattoo artist Dakota Frost, beginning with the award-winning Frost Moon and its sequels Blood Rock and Liquid Fire. He’s published over half a dozen steampunk stories, including “The Fall of the Falcon” read by Sage and Savant. All these stories are woven into a universe of adventure that continues in his new novel, Jeremiah Willstone and the Clockwork Time Machine.
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A Far Future Universe
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Being forced to dress for dinner has a rather deleterious effect on our Doctor’s sense of caution. Is it that her corset is too tight? The rustling silk of her skirts too heavy? The kid leather of her gloves to constricting? Whatever the cause, the result is a champagne-fueled flight into the far future under the shadow of the mysterious Charges du Faire.
The Accidental Tourist
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Sage and Savant have grown complacent with their travels, taking the miracle of transmigration for granted, the doorways to other times and places as a given. The universe has a way of humbling those that do not show proper regard for these things. In this month’s episode, Our heroes discover what it is like to lose one of their own and what lengths they will go to in the quest to retrieve a friend.
Music, the Tao and the Life Changing Effects
Dr Sage has been exploring the connection of music to time travel. Music also plays a big role in our episodes, most especially with our Featured Artists. Music can change the way we look at life. We look forward to increasing the role of music in future episodes and letting Dr Sage discover the role of music in her own life.
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In Secret and Silence
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Seeking further enlightenment, Dr Sage and Prof Savant travel back to 2nd century China. In this time, Dr Sage learns that time travel can be a “ruff,” leaving Savant to fumble his way through the concepts of immortality.
Vikingr
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Doctor Sage went to Italy for the holidays and fell in love. Now she must rebuild her heart and refocus her energies on the work of navigating time and space. This month we join our Steampunk adventurers on a journey to the New World and an introduction to Viking culture in VIKINGR. Never doubt the power of electrical charge and one woman’s determination to change the course of history.
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Aftershocks
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Is it ever the right time to fall in love? Can the affections of Dr Sage affect her decision to return to her own time? Will the cries of Professor Savant save Dr Sage?
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A Christmas Miracle
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Dr Sage is determined to go farther than she ever has before, and she succeeds, sending her and Professor Savant back to Renaissance Italy.
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Feet to the Fire
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“Women just don’t have the mind for advanced calculations…” or so says Provost Cunningham, the head of department, who is determined to cut off funding for Doctor Sage’s galvanization work. There is no time for travel as Petronella prepares to defend her research at an inquiry where her entire career is on the line.
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Life Before the Mast
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Doctor Petronella Sage thinks she has discovered a way to direct travel through time and space. By changing the Chladni design, Sage and Savant find themselves on a pirate ship and living life before the mast. While the life of a pirate is dangerous, finding a way to return to their own Steampunk world and the laboratory of Dr Sage become quite a challenge.
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