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Recommend the Tales of the Ketty Jay series by Chris Wooding.
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Railroad! - A Steampunk Adventure Set In The American West.
Quoted from Amazon description, "Railroad is a weird western steampunk story of gadgetry, gunplay and grit!". I've read books 1-3 (Railroad! Collection 1) thus far and found them to be a fun ride. It isn't the typical "Victorian" Steampunk, rather a side branch based in the American West. Each collection is priced at $3.99 US at Amazon. The books can be purchased individually, but it's cheaper paying for them via the Collection Sets. Now, hopefully, I've created a clean link below: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...\c+tonia+brown |
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Sounds like a written version of Brisco County Jr. I never watched the show but I do remember seeing some of the previews, and of course there was "Wild, Wild, West" which was later made into a movie with Will Smith & Kevin Kline.
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One of the best steampunk series I've read is the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger. It starts with Soulless. It's a bit of cross-over between steampunk and supernatural (vampire and werewolf). Also the Agatha H series by Phil and Kaja Foglio. These are available at Baen as well as the usual eBook stores. I'm now reading the Magnificent Devices series by Shelley Adina. Book 1, Lady of Devices is free at Amazon.
Update: I almost forgot Steven Harper's Clockwork Empire series. Amazingly well done. Last edited by Hampshire Nanny; 08-14-2014 at 08:45 AM. Reason: added more info |
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Done right.
Unlike the movie. The entire series DVD collection pops up on sale at Amazon from time to time. Easily worth the $40 or so. (On sale.) Last edited by fjtorres; 08-14-2014 at 09:15 AM. |
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Do works have to be written by modern authors to be considered steampunk? or are authors like Jules Verne and HG Wells also considered steampunk?
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Some say that H.G. Wells and Jules Verne's works were early steampunk efforts. Certainly the way Nemo's sub and the Time Traveller's machine are described I can see why some say that.
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