The Great Iron Ship tells the story of Brunel's masterpiece and the contribution of John Scott Russell, its revolutionary engineer. A human story and an account

Parts of this book appeared originally in The New Yorker in a different version.

Merchant, industrialist and explorer Trassan Kressind has an audacious plan – combining the might of magic and iron in the heart of a great ship to navigate a

The War of 1812 is typically noted for a handful of events: the burning of the White House, the rise of the Star Spangled Banner, and the battle of New Orleans.