Muller Jakes is the most wanted man in the stream, much to his pride and annoyance. When he stumbles upon an army of mechanical soldiers and finds himself tempted by the promise of toppling the Regency for good and all, he’ll make a choice that forever changes the lives of everyone he’s come to hold dear. But Muller will soon discover that no choice this pivotal comes without a price…

Muller Jakes is a streamboat captain with a scoundrel's edge. He's built a name for himself - killing, swindling, and double-crossing his way across the skies in search of fortune and glory. When he's betrayed by his own crew after a heist gone wrong, Muller will forge his own path through the world of airships and windborne cities he calls home. The adventures to come will force him to question his loyalties, reevaluate his perceptions, and ultimately lead him toward a destiny greater than he ever expected. The Driftmetal Collection includes all five novels in this series of action, adventure, and intrigue: Driftmetal Driftmetal II: The Skyward Realm Driftmetal III: The Clockwork Legion Driftmetal IV: Heaven's Blood Driftmetal V: Cloudscape What Readers Are Saying: "Take a deep breath and follow this criminal mind through the rollercoaster of his life. Twists, turns, leaps of faith, descents into depths, betrayals and redeeming social values... I recommend this to anyone who likes fast-paced reading and adventure." - Charlotte Babb "Lots of sarcastic fun in here. I shot beverage out my nose a few times so be warned. The funnies are dropped so unexpectedly sometimes you will find yourself hard pressed not to bark out a few guffaws. Very fun read. Very." - Stephen Dickinson "The narrative prose is rich and detailed. You really get the feel of what is going on, a great mental picture, which easily brings you into the story. There is action, adventure, drama, and danger all for the makings of a pulse racing read." - Sheri A. Wilkinson "A very original world... A good exciting tale with a lot of rousing action." - Peter Henderson "Lovers of science fiction/steampunk/cyberpunk style stories will enjoy this quite a bit." - A Drop of Ink Reviews Keywords: steampunk, airships, dirigibles, floating islands, floating cities, flying ships, cyberpunk, androids, robots, science fiction, fantasy, ketty jay, action, adventure, violence, anti-hero, young male lead, coming of age

Muller Jakes is on the run - from just about everyone. He's drawn a new airship and its crew into his life of crime and mischief, and as they flee across the skyward realm in search of their missing captain, they'll encounter dangers beyond anything they're prepared to face. The epic adventure in the expansive cyberpunk/steampunk world of Esperon continues in this second installment of Driftmetal.

This open access volume contains the proceedings of the 5th Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements (TG-SMM2019) held in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 1 – 4, 2019. The symposium was hosted by the State Research Center of the Russian Federation Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC and was attended by 75 participants from 15 different countries. 32 oral and 20 poster contributions were presented in four different topical sessions: Terrestrial, shipboard and airborne gravimetry, Absolute gravimetry, Relative gravimetry, gravity networks and applications of gravimetry and Cold atom and superconducting gravimeters, gravitational experiments.

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume 1: Sources of Radiation explores modern sources of radiation available for use in the far-infrared and near-millimeter wavelength range of the spectrum. This book describes the operating principles and comparative performances of all three types of device: electron tubes, solid state devices, and optically pumped lasers. This volume is comprised of seven chapters; the first of which reviews the developments in the design and construction of high-power, high-efficiency millimeter sources and in the nonlinear theory for cyclotron masers. The second chapter deals with IMPATT devices for millimeter-wave power generation, with emphasis on device physics design considerations as well as cw and pulsed operations of IMPATT oscillators and amplifiers at millimeter frequencies. The chapters that follow focus on optically pumped lasers, backward wave oscillators, the Ledatron, and infrared and submillimeter-wave waveguides. This book concludes with a discussion on free electron lasers based on stimulated scattering from relativistic electron beams. An original reformulation of stimulated scattering theory that attempts to encompass all previous treatments is described and compared with available experimental data. This text also presents a semi-qualitative analysis of nonlinear saturation. This book will appeal to scientists and professional engineers.

This reference on cluster physics in materials science draws upon the author's unrivalled experience in plasma science. He covers in detail electromagnetic effects, cluster motion and growth, as well as aerosols, providing the knowledge instrumental for an understanding of nanostructure formation. Around 400 case studies enable readers to directly relate the methods to their own individual tasks or projects.