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Gamer's Corner => General Discussion => Topic started by: egdcltd on January 09, 2015, 01:21:17 PM
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Can anyone recommend any good steampunk fiction? It looks to be a genre I have very little of (maybe none).
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The Difference Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine) is maybe the classic. I read it quite a while ago but remember enjoying it. Gibson and Sterling, what's not to like?
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104) is fun if ridiculous and possibly not what you were looking for. :)
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Depends on what kind of steampunk you want.
I just started some GD Falksen's books so can't comment on them yet.
I've tried The Boneshaker and its first sequel by Cherie Priest and found them to be a bit lacking myself.
I've just finished the 4th book of Paul Kidd's The Effecuators series. It is pulpy and you can practically hear the dice rolling and the GM saying "Your doing WHAT??!" with the series but I did enjoy them anyway. The Effectuators starts off pretty decent horror and by the end of the 4th book is more pulp action. I think they are only available on Kindle right now though.
Jim Butcher is working on a steampunk book that I have some hope for, but is not out yet.
My wife got me the two Abney Park books for Christmas, but I haven't even cracked them yet to comment on their actual quality.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Pyrotech
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The Difference Engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine) is maybe the classic. I read it quite a while ago but remember enjoying it. Gibson and Sterling, what's not to like?
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104 (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021104) is fun if ridiculous and possibly not what you were looking for. :)
Okay, not quite none (I wasn't sure) I do have The Difference Engine. Comics - not really. I find they tend to be lacking in the number of words.
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Depends on what kind of steampunk you want.
I just started some GD Falksen's books so can't comment on them yet.
I've tried The Boneshaker and its first sequel by Cherie Priest and found them to be a bit lacking myself.
I've just finished the 4th book of Paul Kidd's The Effecuators series. It is pulpy and you can practically hear the dice rolling and the GM saying "Your doing WHAT??!" with the series but I did enjoy them anyway. The Effectuators starts off pretty decent horror and by the end of the 4th book is more pulp action. I think they are only available on Kindle right now though.
Jim Butcher is working on a steampunk book that I have some hope for, but is not out yet.
My wife got me the two Abney Park books for Christmas, but I haven't even cracked them yet to comment on their actual quality.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Pyrotech
I'll take a look at those, thanks. I forgot that Jim Butcher was working on something - I need to get Skin Game.
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Find Cherie Priest's books...
Maplecroft, Roc Books 2014
Fiddlehead, Tor Books 2013
The Inexplicables, Tor Books 2012
Ganymede, Tor Books 2011
Dreadnought, Tor Books 2010
Clementine, Subterranean Press 2010
Boneshaker, Tor Books 2009
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Try Mike Resneck's The Doctor and the Rough Rider, as well as The Buntline Special and The Doctor and the Kid. These are more along the lines of "weird west" stories, but they are steampunkish.
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If you want a quick, easy, fun read... reminiscent of the TV show Firefly and the movie Treasure Planet (to me at least), you can try The Nephele Ship - It's part of a trilogy. (by Luke Shephard)
The nice thing is that the first book is FREE! At least on ibooks and kindle. The other two are inexpensive.
I enjoyed them all. They aren't great works of literature, but they are fun and quick reads.
Give it a try, it's quick and easy and fun...