October 1940... When German troops march triumphantly along the streets of Edinburgh, James Baird feels drawn to watch.
At 20 years old. he is a student at Edinburgh university, and is ashamed he has done nothing in the defense of his country.
Behind him the high ramparts of Edinburgh Castle are festooned with garish red swastika banners. Sickened by the music and swaggering Nazis, James takes refuge in Edinburgh University bar, determined to drown his sorrows before returning home.
As his new role in German-controlled Edinburgh is revealed, he is determined to fight the new oppressors.
In long novella parts, we follow James's story as a nation begin to rebel against Nazi jackboots.
Thus begins, Avenging Steel, a new Alternative History series.