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One of the earliest steampunk books set in America was The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis. Recent examples include the TV show The Wild Wild West and the movie adaption Wild Wild West, the Italian comics about Magico Vento, [105] and Devon Monk's Dead Iron. [106]
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world wherein steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions ...
Steampunk author Sara M. Harvey made the distinction that decopunk is "shinier than dieselpunk;" more specifically, dieselpunk is "a gritty version of steampunk set in the 1920s–1950s" (i.e., the war eras), whereas decopunk "is the sleek, shiny very art deco version; same time period, but everything is chrome!" [39]
James Paul Blaylock (born September 20, 1950) is an American fantasy author. [1] He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction.
The action of the story follows Sybil Gerard, a political courtesan and daughter of an executed Luddite leader; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory, a paleontologist and explorer; and Laurence Oliphant, a historical figure who, as is portrayed in the book, was a travel writer whose work was a cover for espionage activities "undertaken in the service of Her Majesty". [2]
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Pages in category "Steampunk novels" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Airman (novel) B.
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