Steampunk is a relatively new genre in literature that
combines Science Fiction and Fantasy and sets the stories
in the Victorian era when industrialism was king and
everything new and mechanical was fascinating. Gathering
together fourteen of the brightest stars in the
Steampunk world, editors Jean Rabe and Martin H. Greenberg
have collected a wide variety of stories that reflect this
new genre in STEAMPUNK'D.
The stories in this all-original collection explore
alternate timelines and have been set all over the world,
running the gamut from Western to science fiction to
mystery to horror to a melding of these genres.
Bestselling author Michael Stackpole, who is known for
his Star Wars books as well as the Battletech series,
kicks off this anthology with his story, Chance Corrigan
and the Tick-Tock King, and it is the highlight of the
book. Stackpole shows his writing expertise with the smooth
flow of the story and definitely captures the readers'
attention with this lively tale.
Other standout stories include Paul Genesse's The Nubian
Queen, William C. Dietz's The Battle of Cumberland Gap,
and Edison Kinetic Light and Steam Power by C.A.
Verstraete. If you are looking to dip your toe into
steampunk, STEAMPUNK'D is a great way to experience
several different types at once.
Steampunk can be defined as a subgenre of science fiction
that is typically set in an anachronistic Victorian or
quasi-Victorian setting, where steam power is prevalent.
Consider the slogan: "What the past would look like if the
future had come along earlier." The stories in this
all-original anthology explore alternate timelines and have
been set all over the world, running the gamut from science
fiction to mystery to horror to a melding of these genres.
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