Less than a year after the print release of Steam at Washago, I followed with the King's Highways & Steam Trains vol. 1 softcover, in October 2016. What we have in this book are the Angus and Amanda characters from The Secret of the Old Swing Bridge and The King's Puzzle, now in their early twenties.

In retrospect, my intention with King's Highways & Steam Trains vol. 1 was to reach younger audiences, and share with them the magic of the Canadian railway steam era. Naturally, Angus and Amanda travel back in time and experience that era firsthand. Their vehicle for time travel is a 1956 Ford Mainline (in Bermuda Blue), combined with the wizardy of "Old Eddie" at the former White Rose service station in Washago, Ontario.

There are quite a number of videos on the King's Highways & Steam Trains vol. 1 page, which I invite you to watch (click on the book title anywhere in this post to go there). But perhaps the best one to start with is the shortest one. This gives you a brief overview of the book:

Now, as a thank-you for having read this message, I offer you a chance to purchase King's Highways & Steam Trains vol. 1 at the original all-inclusive pre-publication price of $24.95 CAD to Canada or $24.95 USD to the United States or overseas (a savings of at least 20% in each case). Click here to request that I send you a custom PayPal invoice at the special price. Alternatively, Canadian readers may remit funds by e-transfer to ian@ianwilsonauthor.com for the special price.

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