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: 448 pages / 384 pages The computer age has…
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Steampunk Week – From the Page to the Screen: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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,…
Title: Airborn 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…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Title: The Windup Girl 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…
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…
Steampunk Week – Book Review: The WarLord of the Air by Michael Moorcock
Title: The Warlord of the Air Author: Michael Moorcok Genre: Sci-fi (Proto-Steampunk) Publisher: DAW / Hunt Barnard Printing (UK) Publication Date: 1971 / 1974 Paperback: 156 pages Suppose that a few of our present inventions had been made earlier,…
Steampunk started out as a sub-genre of Science Fiction in the 80s, and has since expanded to include other genre elements, such as Fantasy and Romance, for example. According to the Steampunk Wikipedia entry: The term denotes works set…
It’s here! It is finally here! We have talked about holding a Steampunk week ever since we started the blog, more than two years ago. For one reason or another, we always ended up postponing it until we set…
It has recently been brought to our attention that another big Young Adult release may be pulling for a three-peat of Bloomsbury’s Liar and Magic Under Glass fiascos. This time, the potentially whitewashed cover in question is the ARC…
Another Sunday, another stash! After taking a week off of reviewing to read (OMG!), recuperate our sanity, and fortify ourselves for the weeks ahead, we are back, with a vengeance! First, a few tidbits of news. Giveaway Winners: We…