Steampunk (Paperback)

by Ann VanderMeer (Editor), Jeff VanderMeer (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The VanderMeers (The New Weird) have assembled another outstanding theme anthology, this one featuring stories set in alternate Victorian eras. Michael Moorcock, the godfather of steampunk, is represented by an excerpt from his classic novel The Warlord of the Air. In Lord Kelvin's Machine, a fine tale from prolific steampunk author James P. Blaylock, mad scientists plot to throw the Earth into the path of a passing comet, declaring that science will save us this time, gentlemen, if it doesn't kill us first. Michael Chabon's vivid and moving The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance recounts the lives of two young brothers in the aftermath of George Custer's mutiny against Queen Victoria, while historical fantasist Mary Gentle describes a classic struggle between safety and progress in A Sun in the Attic. This is a superb introduction to one of the most popular and inventive subgenres in science fiction. (June)
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"Highly recommended for all libraries that collect speculative fiction."  —Library Journal

"VanderMeers, ardent steampunkers themselves, historically sample that fantasy genre, in which the Victorian era is reimagined to include Martian technology, steam-powered robots, airships, alchemy, and various anachronistic technologies."  —Booklist

"Both fans of steampunk and readers for whom it's a foreign concept should find this collection rewarding."  —Kirkus Reviews

"Jeff VanderMeer is one of the most remarkable practitioners of the literary fantastic in America today."  —Locus

"It is as if a mad scientist had done all his shopping at Victoriana instead of Sharper Image . . . effectively captures what the steampunk genre is all about."  —Los Angeles Times

"From the inception of Steampunk right up through today . . . a great book . . . I can't put it down."  —boingboing.net

"Represent[s] the best tradition of steampunk."  —Author Magazine

"Demonstrate[s] beautifully just how expansive and imaginative this world of ours, the world of steampunk, can be."  —Book Fetish

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• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Tachyon Publications (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892391759
• ISBN-13: 978-1892391759
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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