About the Book

Book: Harlow Morgan and the Sky City Author: Lyndsey Lewellen Genre: Middle Grade Steampunk Fantasy Release Date: November 15, 2025 Harlow Morgan: airship pilot, trouble magnet, possibly glowing. Airship pilot-in-training, Harlow Morgan is a wiz in the sky—but her father’s disappointment on the ground. In the steam-powered nation of Corshire, where science reigns and magic is outlawed, Harlow’s famous inventor father expects perfection. Her twin sister delivers. Harlow? Not so much. She’d rather be flying airships at the Academy than following in his brilliant footsteps. But when a reckless lie puts a classmate’s future at risk—and exposes a hidden magical artifact tied to her family—Harlow finds herself swept into a dangerous underground war. With strange light burning across her skin and outlaw sorcerers on her trail, Harlow teams up with the boy she betrayed to unlock the truth behind the artifact… and survive the city in the sky. If the deadly Magics don’t get her first, her father’s secrets just might.

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About the Author

Lyndsey Lewellen is the sci-fi and fantasy author of The Chaos Grid duology and the Harlow Morgan series. Growing up on a healthy dose of comic books, punk music, and sci-fi, she infuses all three loves into novels written for young adults. Inside her “what if” worlds, her characters take risks, grow, and fight for what matters. When she’s not writing or whittling down her endless TBR, she designs novel covers and paints on shoes. She lives on a small Texas farm with her best friend/husband, five children, and what some might call a zoo of animals (especially after meeting the peacocks).

More from Lyndsey

Why Steampunk? When I tell people that Harlow Morgan and the Sky City is middle grade steampunk, I either get that question—or the question, What is steampunk? I get it. Punk genres are niche. I answer the second question with references to Jules Verne and explanations of neo-futurism. Steampunk is a what if story where society advanced differently than it really did, keeping the Victorian culture and gaining cool steam-powered gadgets. There’s more to steampunk than that, but it’s my typical answer in a nutshell. The reason I chose it to tell Harlow’s story goes back to my days working in a comic book store. As a budding artist, I treasured anything drawn by my favorite illustrators, and a comic titled Steampunk, penciled by Chris Bachalo, was no exception. Flipping through those striking pages was my first exposure to the genre. A refreshing change of pace from the usual superhero storylines I was used to. Growing up dyslexic, I had never read books like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or Journey to the Center of the Earth. I had no idea adventure stories like these existed. I was hooked. In my twenties, I began teaching young girls the Bible in my church. By then, I had become a reader, albeit a slow one. When a few girls I was discipling told me they also liked reading, I was excited to have common ground. But then they told me the books they read. My joy deflated at the darker themes and lack of hope in these stories. Where were the hope-filled tales of my youth? I wanted to shine a light for young girls. So, I took the genre I loved, added a spunky airship-pilot-in-training, and threw her into a battle between the forces of light and darkness. Harlow Morgan and her neo-futuristic adventures were born. Though she lives in a wild Victorian world, Harlow navigates tough realities that kids face today. What does it mean to be a light fighting the darkness? And when the world—and our own thoughts—tell us we will never be enough to be loved, is that true? Do we need to earn the love of our Father, or is His love freely given? My hope is that through a fun, whimsical adventure, young readers will find not only entertainment and the joy of reading but also a little hope to brighten their lives. Or even better, a story that points them to the brightest Light of all. Take a ride with Harlow and her friends in this high-flying start to a middle grade steampunk series. —Lyndsey

Interview with the Author

1.Do you read books in this genre? If so, who do you like to read?

I do! One of my favorite Middle Grade fantasy series is The Wingfeather Saga and The Wizards of Once. I’m currently reading The Dragon’s Tooth by N.D. Wilson and loving it.

What helps you to write? Do you eat snacks, listen to music?

Setting a timer is one of the best things that gets me to write. If I don’t, I tend to get distracted. Also, having my phone in the other room and not touching it until I finish my writing sprint gives me motivation to get those words out.

What is one thing readers would be surprised to learn about you?

When I was younger, I never wanted to be an author. In fact, I was hoping to be a Disney animator or a comic book artist. But God had bigger plans for me than I did. I couldn’t be happier worshiping Him through my imagination every day.

What inspired you to write this book?

There were many inspirations for the Harlow Morgan series. I wanted to portray a battle between light and darkness, and at the time, my church was going through the book of Ezra. I thought, what if there was a steampunk world where people tried to destroy the conflict of light and darkness by outlawing both sides. And if the light that was banished was able to return to find what was lost, what would that return look like.

Share with me a few of your favorite things.

Oddly enough, one of my favorite things I own is my 15 passenger van. The first time I drove into another state in the driver’s seat was in a huge van driving teens to a youth camp. Ever since, I fell in love with being up high surrounded by people. I have 5 teens/preteens, so the extra space is fantastic. Especially on long trips to writing conferences.