Comments on: Steampunk: A General Overview

By: Teresa (Chrissy)

Teresa (Chrissy) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:09:48 +0000

Fantastic overview!! I’ve recently become curious about this genre due to three things:
1) a friend of mine is writing an Arthurian meets steampunk novel
2) I ADORE the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie
3) a recent episode of NCIS: Los Angeles had some of the characters visiting a steampunk club

Can’t wait to delve into it more :)

By: Vega

Vega — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:37:13 +0000

More stuff I thought of! Film-wise - check out the anime Steam Boy. Whilst not the best movie out there, it will appeal to anyone who loves giant (steam-powered) robots. ;D Jay Lake wrote Mainspring and Escarpment -- more "clockpunk" thank "steampunk" but it has that aesthetic. However, I read Mainspring and thought quite poorly of it =| but the clock-work world is quite interesting!

By: Vega

Vega — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:33:02 +0000

The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling is THE seminal steampunk novel; anyone who calls themselves a steampunk aficionado ought to read it.

There’s the Steampunk anthology edited by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer; all the stories are by contemporary fantastic fiction authors. I hear it’s good stuff!
I haven’t read it, but I think Stephen Hunt’s The Court of the Air also falls under this category.

And for those interested in the roots of the subculture, I think a Google search will yield blog posts about the perennial debate on what constitutes as the “true” steampunk, and what is just “gaslight romance”. ;)

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:32:26 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed the steampunk link! I’m pretty new to it, but there’s just something about the aesthetic that really appeals to me.