Looking for steampunk recommendations

boydcarts · 01-31-2011, 10:07 PM

I think I'd like to try some steampunk. I'd prefer a stand alone book, or at least a self contained book from a series. Also, I'd prefer no vampires or zombies.

DixieGal · 01-31-2011, 10:24 PM

Go to Smashords and get Wesley Allison's Voyage of the Minotaur. The dragon is steel. It is part of a 3- book series, but it can certainly stand alone.

AndrewH · 01-31-2011, 11:47 PM

I really enjoyed China Miéville's Perdido Street Station.

caleb72 · 02-01-2011, 01:19 AM

I enjoyed everything China Mieville ever wrote.

Regards
Caleb

dworth · 02-01-2011, 06:39 AM

The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling is the book that pretty much invented the genre. It's set in a mid-nineteenth century Britain undergoing a information revolution driven by Charles Babbage's eponymous mechanical computer.

Latinandgreek · 02-01-2011, 06:48 AM

The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod. There is another book set in the same 'verse, but they are both standalones.

arcadata · 02-01-2011, 07:05 AM

I loved Scott Westerfield's Leviathan. It's set in an alternate WWI universe where the war is between Darwinists and Clankers. (There's a book 2 out now Behemoth, but I haven't read it yet)

jbcohen · 02-01-2011, 08:19 AM

I have heard about them, what are there books like?

DixieGal · 02-01-2011, 10:20 AM

What are whose books like?

MrsJoseph · 02-01-2011, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Go to Smashords and get Wesley Allison's Voyage of the Minotaur. The dragon is steel. It is part of a 3- book series, but it can certainly stand alone.

I've read that - it's pretty decent.

I would also suggest The Iron Duke - it's gotten rave reviews. I haven't read it yet but I've purchased it.

DixieGal · 02-01-2011, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsJoseph

I've read that - it's pretty decent.

I would also suggest The Iron Duke - it's gotten rave reviews. I haven't read it yet but I've purchased it.

BenG · 02-01-2011, 11:17 AM

The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt (It has a sequel)
The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (but it has zombies)

BenG · 02-01-2011, 11:24 AM

I've also had my eye on Aururarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat.

And Tim Power's The Anubis Gates is considered proto-steampunk.

DiapDealer · 02-01-2011, 05:50 PM

The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer. A steampunk-ey reboot of Shakespeare's The Tempest... with shades of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory thrown in for good measure. Loved it.

Also, Neal Stephenson's Diamond Age. Or Anthony Huso's The Last Page -- which has lots of steampunk elements, but I'd hesitate to label it as such.

I'll also second the suggestions of Gibson, Mieville and Powers. Powers should be read just... well... because.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenG

I've also had my eye on Aururarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat.

I read the sample and was intrigued, but I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.

EDIT: Almost forgot Cherie Priest's Boneshaker

elemenoP · 02-01-2011, 06:05 PM

Perdido Street Station is one of the strangest books I've ever read. And I mean that as a compliment.

eP

01-31-2011, 10:07 PM	#1
boydcarts Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 30 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Nook WiFi, iPad2	Looking for steampunk recommendations I think I'd like to try some steampunk. I'd prefer a stand alone book, or at least a self contained book from a series. Also, I'd prefer no vampires or zombies.

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I've also had my eye on Aururarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat. And Tim Power's The Anubis Gates is considered proto-steampunk. Last edited by BenG; 02-01-2011 at 11:41 AM.

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01-31-2011, 10:24 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Go to Smashords and get Wesley Allison's Voyage of the Minotaur. The dragon is steel. It is part of a 3- book series, but it can certainly stand alone.

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AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	I really enjoyed China Miéville's Perdido Street Station.

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caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I enjoyed everything China Mieville ever wrote. Regards Caleb

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dworth Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 2094632 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bradford, UK Device: kindle pc	The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling is the book that pretty much invented the genre. It's set in a mid-nineteenth century Britain undergoing a information revolution driven by Charles Babbage's eponymous mechanical computer.

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Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	The Light Ages by Ian R. MacLeod. There is another book set in the same 'verse, but they are both standalones.

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arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	I loved Scott Westerfield's Leviathan. It's set in an alternate WWI universe where the war is between Darwinists and Clankers. (There's a book 2 out now Behemoth, but I haven't read it yet)

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jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	I have heard about them, what are there books like?

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	What are whose books like?

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt (It has a sequel) The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (but it has zombies)

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elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,717 Karma: 3790058 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony 650	Perdido Street Station is one of the strangest books I've ever read. And I mean that as a compliment. eP

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