The Mammoth Book of Steampunk [Paperback]

Sean Wallace (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2012

An anthology focusing on newer elements of steampunk, one which deconstructs the staples of the genre and expands on them, rather than simply repeating them, with a greater spread both in terms of location and character. 

This is steampunk with a modern, post-colonial sensibility. Contributors include: Jeff VanderMeer, Caitlin Kiernan Paul Di Filippo, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Cherie Priest, Cat Rambo, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine and many more

Editorial Reviews

Review

Publishers Weekly
"…sure to satisfy even the most jaded steampunk fans and engage newcomers and skeptics… Each story exemplifies steampunk’s knack for critiquing both the past and the present, in a superb anthology that demands rereading."

About the Author

Sean Wallace is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and publisher. He lives in Rockville, MD.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; 1 edition (June 5, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780762444687
• ISBN-13: 978-0762444687
• ASIN: 0762444681
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Critical theory for the masses August 22, 2012

By Grimgrimly

Format:Paperback

The back reads, "great steampunk stories confront an uneasy history of oppression--women, races, and classes." It's steampunk for those who like critical theory--which is not really my cup of absinthe. Some stories were okay but the constant (background) moralizing sucked the enjoyment out of reading.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A good steampunk anthology September 27, 2012

By Catfish

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

A good steampunk anthology. Arrived promptly and in good condition. A few of the stories seemed to me to be a little "not steampunk" - but still a good book.

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to cliche corner October 19, 2012

By M. King

Format:Kindle Edition

I must have misunderstood steampunk in the few very good novels I've read because I thought I knew what it was.

But this collection of stories has set me straight. Its about airships and lesbians. Lots and lots of airships and lesbians.

The stories, some of which are very well written, blur into one humungous bore fest by the end the the book.

Hours of my life I'll never get back.