browser icon  Mundus Cerialis  Genre: Steampunk, Novella, Space
1889 Series, Season Two (R-PG)  The Heart, a mysterious ancient
life form around which the Earth’s moon was shaped, contains the
secrets of the ages. Secrets it is willing to share with
humanity. Only the British Empire is telling no one, not even
their allies. In a concealed base, researchers are developing a
method to push the Empire beyond the limits of the Asteroid
Belt. To succeed they need certain, previously unknown, minerals
and metals.  To that end they have assembled a top covert team:
Scientific genius, Professor Nathanial Stone; American
adventuress, Miss Annabelle Somerset; and the former captain of
the Royal Navy’s flagship, Jacob Folkard, who is linked
telepathically to the Heart. Before the mission can begin,
though, they require one more person: French mineralogist
extraordinaire, Arnaud Fontaine.  Their journey takes them on a
detour to Messor Base, a mining instillation on Ceres, the
largest body in the Asteroid Belt. Things ar