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"Steampunk Week"
Author: Tim Akers
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Steampunk
Publisher: Solaris
Publication Date: August 2009
Paperback: 480 pages
Jacob Burn: pilot, criminal and disgraced son of one of the founding families of the ancient city of Veridon.
When an old friend delivers to [...]
It’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
That’s right, gentle readers, it’s time for the second part of our Steampunk Appreciation Week spectacular! We had so much fun the first time around that we knew we had to have another week for more Steampunkish goodness. Here’s the official [...]
Steampunk Week – Joint Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
By Ana On March 13, 2010 · 9 Comments · In 7 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Joint Review, Steampunk Week
Author: Cherie Priest
Genre: Steampunk/SF/Horror
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: September 2009
Paperback: 416 pages
Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the Clockwork Century series
In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes [...]
Today, we give the floor to our friend Kenda, from the awesome blog Lurv a La Mode. Kenda is not only a kick-ass reviewer of all things romance and SF but also an amazingly talented Graphic Designer (*points to our beautiful Steampunk poster* She made it) who loves Steampunk art. So, we had to [...]
Title: Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium
Author: Robert C. Rodgers, illustrated by Todd Wills
Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Young Adult
Publisher: Steam-Powered Press
Publication Date: October 2009
Paperback: 288 pages
In an era of bygone anachronisms and steam-powered ambulatory engines, [...]
Title: The Difference Engine
Author: William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
Genre: Science Fiction / Steampunk
Publisher: Spectra (US) / Gollancz (UK)
Publication Date: 1992 / 1996 (First published: 1990)
Paperback: [...]
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Graphic Novel (Vol. 1) by Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O’Neill (illustrator) . Published in 1999.
TV Movie directed by Stephen Norrington; Starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng and Richard Roxburgh. Released in 2003.
Author: Kenneth Oppel
Genre: Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: May 2005
Paperback: 544 pages
Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow’s nest, being the ship’s eyes. We were two nights out of Sydney, and there’d been no weather [...]
Author: Paolo Bacigalupi
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Publication Date: September 2009
Hardcover: 300 pages
What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human [...]
So, here we are, two days into our Steampunk Appreciation Week. And there is one question that we feel needs to be addressed, before we go any further:
What in the world, is Steampunk after all?
For the past few weeks, we have [...]
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