Anyone know good Steampunk books or authors?

[koolkat67]

someone suggested this genre to me months ago here and it took forever to remember it again! lol anywho, good books or authors in the steampunk world?

[sarahsbloke]

Scott Westerfield with 'leviathan' and 'behemoth' is popular but I haven't got around to reading them yet.

My very favorite is the classic Bastable Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
'Warlord of the Air', 'The Land Leviathan', 'The Steel Tsar'

The Land Leviathan is a sci-fi/alternate history novel by Michael Moorcock, first published in 1974. Originally subtitled A New Scientific Romance, it has been seen as an early steampunk novel , dealing with an alternative British Imperial history dominated by airships and futuristic warfare. It is a sequel to Warlord of the Air (1971) and followed by The Steel Tsar (1981). This proto-steampunk trilogy is also published as the compilation volume A Nomad of the Time Streams.

Not to forget
George Mann with his Newbury and Hobbes series starting with 'The Affinity Bridge' and 'The Osiris Ritual'

In an alternate 1901 London where steam-powered taxicabs fill the streets and brass automatons have begun to replace human labor. Sir Maurice Newbury, British Museum anthropologist and occult connoisseur, and his Watsonesque assistant, Miss Veronica Hobbes, are summoned to investigate the crash of a cyborg-piloted helium zeppelin. Meanwhile, a plague is spreading through London's poorer quarters, turning everyday citizens into bloodthirsty, zombielike revenants� and threatening the stability of the Empire.

When you get fed up with steampunk, why not give splatterpunk a try
John Skipp with 'The Scream' is a great read!

[koolkat67]

thanks!! what is splatterpunk?

[koolkat67]

Not to forget
George Mann with his Newbury and Hobbes series starting with 'The Affinity Bridge' and 'The Osiris Ritual'

doesn't it start with shortstory Hambleton Affair?

[sarahsbloke]

splatterpunk ..... horror with much more sex and violence than usual.

You might be right about the short story, but I never bother to read short stories.

[Jeff Mariotte]

My favorite steampunk book is old and out of print, but came along way before the current trend: Into the Aether, by Richard A. Lupoff. Brilliant Frank Frazetta cover on the Dell paperback. If you can find a used copy, it's highly recommended.

Friends who are into the current crop recommend Cherie Priest's books.

[mscott998t]

China Mieville is the one who got me hooked on steampunk. I loved Perdito Street Station and The Scar. I *highly* recommend these two

I've also heard that The Girl in the Steel Corset is good; however, I haven't read that one yet.

[koolkat67]

this is great! thanks everyone

[katedanley]

I can vouch for The Girl in the Steel Corset! I read the prequel novellette (I believe it is free on Smashwords right now) and thought it was fantastic.

[Gregorythompson]

I enjoy Cherie Priest. One of my favorite steampunk books is The Different Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. It's also a good book if you like alternate history.