Lita Burke

News Release: Gentler than Steampunk

Hooray for the news! 1888 Press Release has posted a news release about Lita Burke’s newest Clockpunk Wizard book, Old Bony Blue Eyes. Gentler than Steampunk: Clockpunk Author Releases New Book In a land filled with twisty wizard’s magic and the 16th century technology of Leonardo da Vinci, comes the latest book by fantasy author…

Announcing the Release of Old Bony Blue Eyes

It is time to buy your ticket and take your seat. The airship leaves now for another trip to the Clockpunk Wizard fantasy world of Lita Burke. All aboard! Old Bony Blue Eyes, the next story in the Clockpunk Wizard series, was released in all eBook formats today. Instant gratification is available now for Gentle Reader’s Kindle,…

Just Dying to Visit Sir Death’s Castle

Magicians in the Clockpunk Wizard world gossip about the reclusive Sir Death, whose wizardry began long before their world created the Magic Guild. In this coming Saturday, August 31st release of Old Bony Blue Eyes, Wizard Kadmeion has endured the morality tales of Death’s hobbies and suffered a profound loss to his magical ability on…

Meet the Conflicted Lord and Madam War

Lord War and his wife are seldom home, usually seeing to business at the magically scheduled battles in the Clockpunk Wizard world. In this Saturday’s August 31st release of Old Bony Blue Eyes, Wizard Kadmeion finds the always-bickering Lord and Madam War overseeing the settlers’ skirmishes on Raeburn, a new floating land just off the island-making volcanoes…

Luck is Not a Lady

Lady Luck, the patron magician of gamblers and jaywalkers. Fickle? Definitely. Lovely? Of course. Wizards of all ilk, beware of her ~twisty~ clockpunk magic! Where does she live? Why, Lady Luck lives on floating Fluke Isle, about halfway between the hub and rim of the plate-shaped ocean world in Clockpunk Wizard. Does she weave spells? Oh yes.…

Old Bony Blue Eyes: Sneak Peek at Chapter 1

Only a few more days before Wizard Kadmeion’s airship leaves on a brand-new adventure with Lady Luck, Lord and Madam War, and Sir Death. It has been a delightful several months here at Lita’s house, getting the next Clockpunk Wizard adventure ready, Old Bony Blue Eyes. So much to do, and Mistress Time will not…

Ephraim’s Curious Device in Book Cover Contest

Be sure to stop by the You Gotta Read book cover contest for August 2013, and vote for your favorite book cover. Voting closes August 27th, so don’t wait. If you haven’t yet boarded the airship to fly with a wizard between the floating islands, here is the first chapter for Ephraim’s. Take a minute…

Review: Demoniac Dance

Demoniac Dance by Jaq D Hawkins A runaway child bride befriends goblins and discovers her magical powers. Namah, a young woman from the far side of the river, escapes an arranged marriage on her wedding day. After a harrowing pre-dawn ride in a tipsy boat, she meets wonderful magician friends–one of them Namah’s older sister…

3 Naughty Ladies of Fantasy Fiction

A warning today for the gentlemen. In some Fantasy Worlds, you will find lascivious females. Guard your virtue! While Lita was researching her next book, Old Bony Blue Eyes, she found several kinds of mer females in fantasy and folklore stories. An alarming pattern emerged. The mermaid tales combined two dangerous mysteries for menfolk–women and the ocean. Could this all be…

Step Right Up for the Evil Circus

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Lita Burke’s Evil Circus fantasy world. Find out more about the place where a handsome carny promises wonder and wild desire. Savor the acrobat’s magic and shriek at the clowns. Come taste sweet cotton candy, thrill to the roar of the big cats, and meet the carnival’s Dark Children. Have your…