James Swift has discovered inventions designed to use a radical new form of electricity in the laboratory of a dead Serbian-American inventor. It has taken years for his research team to decode the inventor's notes. To prove the superiority of Phased Current Electricity, James has installed the technology on his personal airship the Aurora.

In it, he intends to circle the Earth twice. Once East to West, the other over both the North and South poles. Obstacles emerge constantly attempting to thwart his plans: from government officials; to his arch enemy, the shadow organization known as The Syndicate. What would have been a very difficult journey becomes life-threatening. One especially deadly attack comes from a most unlikely source.

James Swift Circles the World is a sensational romp through 19th century science and society. It is an imaginative action-packed sequel to the first two books in the series, James Swift and his Airship Laboratory and James Swift and his Undersea Jet Boat. This Steampunk novel, like its predecessors, uses correct period technology and is lavishly illustrated. It represents the new form of Steampunk, Realtechnologik. The James Swift series of books are the first which allow the reader to print out the book's lavish illustrations and to use a 3-D printer to print out the Steampunk illustrated inventions. This book may not be suitable for younger readers due to violence and adult themes.