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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 ...
[1] [2] [3] Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or the American frontier, where steam power remains in mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power.
The following articles deal with the steampunk genre of science fiction, which can be considered a spinoff of cyberpunk Wikimedia Commons has media related to Steampunk . Subcategories
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.
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]
Lord Kelvin's Machine is a science fiction novel by American writer James P. Blaylock.It was released in 1992 by Arkham House in an edition of 4,015 copies. The author's first book published by Arkham House, the novel is the third in Blaylock's Steampunk series, following The Digging Leviathan (1984) and Homunculus (1986).
[29] [b] Aside from their central importance to cyberpunk and steampunk fiction, Gibson's fictional works have been hailed by space historian Dwayne A. Day as some of the best examples of space-based science fiction (or "solar sci-fi"), and "probably the only ones that rise above mere escapism to be truly thought-provoking". [128]
These are authors who have written works in or about the Steampunk genre and/or aesthetic. Pages in category "Steampunk writers" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.