Richard Ellis Preston, Jr.

Richard Ellis Preston, Jr. is a science fiction writer who loves the zeitgeist of steampunk. Although he grew up in both the United States and Canada he prefers to think of himself as British. He attended the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and has lived on Prince Edward Island, excavated a 400 year old Huron Indian skeleton and attended a sperm whale autopsy. ROMULUS BUCKLE AND THE ENGINES OF WAR (47 North, Nov 2013) is the second installment in his new steampunk series, The Chronicles of the Pneumatic Zeppelin. Booklist said of the debut, “”What a glorious, steam-filled, larger-than-life, action-packed adventure!” Richard has also written for film and television. He currently resides in California. Find Richard on Twitter.