{"id":34573,"date":"2017-11-06T06:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T17:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=34573"},"modified":"2017-10-08T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T05:00:19","slug":"so-you-want-to-read-steampunk-try-this-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/so-you-want-to-read-steampunk-try-this-list\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Read Steampunk? Try This List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posting with reference to the steampunk subgenre, as I did over the past two Mondays, made me reflect on some of the reads that are well regarded in the genre, which generally features mechanical and steam technology and an alternate Victoria age.<\/p>\n<p>This post is my first stab at a list &#8212; but do add more through the comments. The only order is alphabetical (and all &#8220;The&#8217;s&#8221; are &#8220;silent&#8221;.)<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2016\/10\/26\/mothers-as-main-characters-in-sff-how-do-i-count-them\/boneshaker_cover_front\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33510\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-33510\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Boneshaker_Cover_Front-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Boneshaker_Cover_Front-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Boneshaker_Cover_Front-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Boneshaker_Cover_Front.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>The Anubis Gates<\/em> by Tim Powers<\/p>\n<p><em>Boneshaker<\/em> by Cherie Priest<\/p>\n<p><em>The Clockwork Angel<\/em> and sequels (Infernal Devices series) by Cassandra Clare<\/p>\n<p><em>The Difference Engine<\/em> by William Gibson &amp; Bruce Sterling<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Girl Genius Online &#8212;\u00a0 the graphic novel series is available\u00a0 three times a week at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlgeniusonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Girl Genius Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/08\/17\/six-great-non-human-heroes-of-sff\/goldencompass\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7550\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7550\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/GoldenCompass-101x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/GoldenCompass-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/GoldenCompass-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/GoldenCompass.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/a>The Golden Compass<\/em> and sequels (His Dark Materials series) by Philip Pullman.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leviathan<\/em> and sequels by Scott Westerfeld<\/p>\n<p><em>Mortal Engines<\/em> by Philip Reeve<\/p>\n<p><em>Phoenix Rising<\/em> (and sequels in the A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series) by Pip Ballantine &amp; Tee Morris<\/p>\n<p><em>Soulless<\/em> (&amp; Parasol Protectorate sequels) by Gail Carriger<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/09\/19\/looking-ahead\/phoenixrising-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-8240\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/phoenixrising-92x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/phoenixrising-92x150.jpg 92w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/phoenixrising-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/phoenixrising.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><\/a>So what else would<em> you<\/em> add to the list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posting with reference to the steampunk subgenre, as I did over the past two Mondays, made me reflect on some of the reads that are well regarded in the genre, which generally features mechanical and steam technology and an alternate Victoria age. 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