Gaslight Trials | The Wattys2023 Shortlister ✔️

Authoress' Note

So, you might wonder, what's all this about the Gaslight Trials.

Welp, they are basically like Steampunk Hunger Games, it's just that the one-on-one fighting system is styled after the Mortal Combat.

Instead of shoving all of the eight fighter-inventors into the Pit like Suzanne Collins did with the 12 lads and 12 lassies in "Hunger Games," in here there is a roster and they fight one on one until the Semifinals and the Grand Finale! ⚔️

Yip, something like in tennis 🎾 !

I also decided to add a bonus "Glossary" segment that immensely helped me while I was writing so it will MOST CERTAINLY help you with all the steampunkish terminology that will pop up in the upcoming chappies.

The usage of these words alone has such power already to teleport the readers into the world of steampunk and to set the atmosphere!

"Steampunk", of course, suggests steam-driven technology, so I will need to include this in my story. In a broader sense, steampunk also usually refers to a general attitude and aesthetic around that of the nineteenth century, incorporating the styles and fashions, attitudes and politics. This means that my story will either be set at some point within the Industrial Revolution or (which I chose), an Alternate History, which spun off from this point or another world which is based on these stylings.

Steampunk is a genre that relies very heavily on the fantastic; it's usually Speculative Fiction, often of a 'soft' science fiction bent. It tends to run on Rule of Cool rather than strict adherence to scientific accuracy.

And hu better to run on the Rule of Cool than me :P ?

Veda Iggleston is the she-protagonist of this book, and guess what, just like last year with Dana, I took special care this year select this lass' name.

The name Veda comes from the Sanskrit word "veda," which means "knowledge, insight, sacred writings." It is derivative from the base of veda "(he/she) knows," vid- "knowledge"; akin to Greek oîde "(he/she) knows," Old English witan "to know."

Given that Veda is a young, knowledgeable inventor, and that she shall uncover some pleasant and less pleasant truths throughout the book, I thought that this name fit her to the T!

If you dig the chapters, don't forget to star them or give me your opinion on them! That allows me to tap into the readers' thoughts and see what I'm doing well, and what I can improve upon! ❣️

And that's it!

All that is left it to thank you for passing by and reading my ONC entry.

I do hope you'll enjoy it!