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Description:
Replete with whimsical mechanical wonders and charmingly anachronistic settings, this pioneering anthology gathers a brilliant blend of fantastical stories that originates in the romantic elegance of the Victorian era and blends in modern scientific advances.
Review Quotes: [STARRED REVIEW] "This is a superb introduction to one of the most popular and inventive subgenres in science fiction."
―Publishers Weekly
Steampunk is Victorian elegance and modern technology: steam-driven robots and space-faring zeppelins fueled by gaslight romance and mad scientists. Steampunk is trim corsets and brass goggles;
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,
The Wizard of Oz, and
The Golden Compass .Curated by the World Fantasy award-winning team of Ann and Jeff Vandermeer, this riveting anthology lovingly collects classic steampunk stories, pop culture-fueled discussions of steampunk, and essential recommended reading lists for the discerning―or new―steampunk fan.
