Steampunk fiction?

[Unnecessary~surgery]

Anything good out there?

Not that i really know anything about it, but from what i have read it seems interesting.

[Vizier]

Asides from classical stuff like HG Wells "The Time Machine", the only book that I read and that comes to mind is "The Difference Engine".

I can't remember the author, so I'll look it up.

EDIT: They are William Gibson and Bruce Sterling.

[Lanny]

The, and I mean _THE_ steampunk book is neuromancer, it defined the genre. Was it the best in the genre? I think so but others would disagree, but you can't say it's the standard which all other steampunk books are measured against.

[Wooden Pints]

Asides from classical stuff like HG Wells "The Time Machine", the only book that I read and that comes to mind is "The Difference Engine".

I can't remember the author, so I'll look it up.

EDIT: They are William Gibson and Bruce Sterling.

Was it good? I have it and have been considering reading it but haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Unnecessary~surgery]

The, and I mean _THE_ steampunk book is neuromancer, it defined the genre. Was it the best in the genre? I think so but others would disagree, but you can't say it's the standard which all other steampunk books are measured against.

isnt that more cyberpunk?

[TripleDot]

I have a few steampunk ebooks/magazines somewhere on my cpu...

[Vizier]

The, and I mean _THE_ steampunk book is neuromancer, it defined the genre. Was it the best in the genre? I think so but others would disagree, but you can't say it's the standard which all other steampunk books are measured against.

That's cyberpunk :facepalm:

[Unnecessary~surgery]

I have a few steampunk ebooks/magazines somewhere on my cpu...

Okay.

[Loophole]

What the fuck is steampunk

[Unnecessary~surgery]

Anyone can give me some actual names of important books from the genre?

[NelsonMandela]

I think it's a small sub-culture hence why we don't know of a lot of steampunk novels. If you haven't played Arcanum though and are looking for a good story, definitely check that out.

[lethargic]

10,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Anything by H. G. Wells

Also, it's a graphic novel, but The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore is one of the most awesome things I've ever read.

I've heard that The Anubis Gates is pretty awesome and one of the first steampunk novels written. It's on my list of stuff to read.

I havn't read much steampunk but I love the genre. I'd kinda be interested in finding more novels myself.

[zombo.com]

http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9479.0

good thread here with a lot of solid suggestions...the difference engine by sterling was a good one that jumps to mind for myself.

oh and if your into steampunk, check out this bank.

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YPH1OoTobtk

good enough that afgter i pirated the album i went and bought schwag to support.

[Archetype]

What the fuck is steampunk

A genre of fiction defined by an alternate-reality industrial age in which steam-technology, clockwork computers, vehicles and weapons are more advanced than would typically be expected. Have you ever played FF6?

[Headspin]

Ah steampunk, one of my favorite fantasies. I'd suggest a few games and animes but for the life of me I can't remember any.

[ArmsMerchant]

The, and I mean _THE_ steampunk book is neuromancer, it defined the genre. Was it the best in the genre? I think so but others would disagree, but you can't say it's the standard which all other steampunk books are measured against.

Incorrect. Neuromancer was one of the first and best cyberpunk novels.

"The Difference Engine" defined the steampunk genre.

[My Mom Is Dead]

oh and if your into steampunk, check out this bank.

05rR7nozsYg

YPH1OoTobtk

good enough that afgter i pirated the album i went and bought schwag to support.

I hope you were drunk when you wrote all those spelling errors--but sweet band, dude. Thanks a lot for sharing.

[lethargic]

Ah steampunk, one of my favorite fantasies. I'd suggest a few games and animes but for the life of me I can't remember any.

For anime, I recommend Last Exile. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is also good. There's also Steamboy...but I have mixed feelings about that one.

As for games, I've recommend FF9, Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (THIS), and recently Nostalgia on DS. I've also heard good things about Skies of Arcadia.

[SomeBum]

Perdido Street Station
kinda a cross between steam punk and fantacy. Asume book

[zombo.com]

I hope you were drunk when you wrote all those spelling errors--but sweet band, dude. Thanks a lot for sharing.

xani'ed as fuck actually, but close enough.

[Archetype]

http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9479.0

good thread here with a lot of solid suggestions...the difference engine by sterling was a good one that jumps to mind for myself.

oh and if your into steampunk, check out this bank.

05rR7nozsYg

YPH1OoTobtk

good enough that afgter i pirated the album i went and bought schwag to support.

I can't stop listening to them and I don't usually like goth or steampunk.

[Fza]

For anime, I recommend Last Exile. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is also good. There's also Steamboy...but I have mixed feelings about that one.

As for games, I've recommend FF9, Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (THIS), and recently Nostalgia on DS. I've also heard good things about Skies of Arcadia.

Wouldn't Full Metal Alchemist be steampunk as well?

[lethargic]

Wouldn't Full Metal Alchemist be steampunk as well?

Yes. I can't believe I forgot that one. :facepalm:

Probably one of the best series out there.

[zombo.com]

I can't stop listening to them and I don't usually like goth or steampunk.

i know what you mean the sound is just fucking addicting, especially the last album, aether shanties...hard to believe the biggest shows they normally play is like dragoncon and filkfests

[Crabpuss]

Stephen Baxter's Anti-Ice
Jedediah Berry's The Manual of Detection
James Blaylock's Homunculus and Lord Kelvin's Machine
Paul Filippo's The Steampunk Trilogy
Nick Gevers Extraordinary Engines
William Gibson/Bruce Sterling's The Difference Engine (Classic)
Jonathan Green's Pax Britannia
Ginn Hale's Wicked Gentlemen
K. W. Jeter's Infernal Devices and Morlock Night
Theodore Judson's Fitzpatrick's War
Jay Lake's Mainspring
Joe R Lansdale's Zeppelins West and Flaming London
George Mann's The Affinity Bridge
China Miéville's Perdido Street Station
Michael Moorcock 's Warlord of the Air , The Land Leviathan, and The Steel Tsar (all part of a trilogy)
Kim Newman's Anno Dracula
Dru Pagliassotti's Clockwork Heart
Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet
Gordon Dahlquist's The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan
Kenneth Oppel's Airborn