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Steampunk

Immerse yourself in a world of whimsical mechanical marvels and charmingly anachronistic settings. This pioneering series blends the romantic elegance of the Victorian era with advanced scientific innovations, envisioning fantastical technologies like steam-powered robots and analog supercomputers. Explore rich collections filled with imagination, where ingenuity meets adventure, creating a unique literary experience. Each story transports you to an alternate history powered by steam, gears, and boundless creativity.

Steampunk II
Steampunk

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    Replete with whimsical mechanical wonders and charmingly anachronistic settings, this pioneering anthology gathers a brilliant blend of fantastical stories. Steampunk originates in the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances—synthesizing imaginative technologies such as steam-driven robots, analog supercomputers, and ultramodern dirigibles. The elegant allure of this popular new genre is represented in this rich collection by distinctively talented authors, including:Content"Introduction: The 19th Century Roots of Steampunk" by Jess Nevins"Benediction: Excerpt from The Warlord of the Air" by Michael Moorcock"Lord Kelvin's Machine" by James P. Blaylock"The Giving Mouth" by Ian R. MacLeod"A Sun in the Attic" by Mary Gentle"The God-Clown is Near" by Jay Lake"The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down: A Dime Novel" by Joe R. Lansdale"The Selene Gardening Society" by Molly Brown"Seventy-Two Letters" by Ted Chiang"The Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance" by Michael Chabon"Victoria" by Paul Di Filippo"Reflected Light" by Rachel E. Pollock"Minutes of the Last Meeting" by Stepan Chapman"Excerpt from the Third and Last Volume of Tribes of the Pacific Coast" by Neal Stephenson"The Steam-Driven Time Machine: A Pop Culture Survey" by Rick Klaw"The Essential Sequential Steampunk: A Modest Survey of the Genre within the Comic Book Medium" by Bill Baker

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    Steampunk II

    • 432 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    3.7(683)Add rating

    Features short stories within the genre that were written during the last decade, along with discussions about its future and how the genre should be defined.

    Steampunk II