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| Knightfall |
 Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject: Steampunk: Where to start? |
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I've been a fan of steampunk for some time now; however, my knowledge of the genre is limited to a few gaming references and movies like Wild Wild West and Treasure Planet (I know that's a stretch).
What I would like to know is where should I start to get a good general overview of steampunk? What are the must reads in books and comics? And are there any literary sources that I should read.
I have my own steampunk world and want to make it shine.
Cheers!
Robert Blezard
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
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| thorr-kan |
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| that1mofo |
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| Check out the anime, 'steam boy' |
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| varianor |
| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Start with The Difference Engine and work your way up from there! (I just started a very cool book with steampunk influences, and finished a couple recently that are all good stuff.) There's lots in the genre.
For comics, you can do nothing finer than going to www.girlgenius.com and starting at the beginning of the storyline. Ah, that's steampunk in an awesome, awesome way. |
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| Knightfall |
| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the suggestions, guys.
Any suggestions regarding books that delve into how real world steam technology works? Engines? Trains? Steamboats? |
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| Knightfall |
| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| BTW, I bought a copy of China Miéville's Perdido Street Station. I'm only a few chapters in but it's really interesting so far. |
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| varianor |
| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a great source. His followup The Scar has an absolutely amazing city in it, and a totally cool sword. There's also a couple of good - albeit out there books - like George Mann's The Affinity Bridge and S.M. Peters' Whitechapel Gods. |
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| Doomedpaladin |
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| Court of the air is a great book. I was hooked when I read the cover where it described the book as a cross of HP Lovecraft and Harry Potter. And darned it it pulled it off. |
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