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Steampunk Book Talk

What is Steampunk?

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction with a mixture of alternate history and speculative fiction.

It began during 1980s and early 1990s.

It involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used usually the 19th century and often Victorian era that incorporate elements of either science fiction or fantasy.

The content

Works of steampunk often feature technology and futuristic innovations.

It is also based on a Victorian perspective on fashion styles, mixture of cultures, architectural known settings, and art.

The technology included has fictional machines, real tech-devices like computers but developed on earlier historical times.

Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "the path not taken" for such technology such as advance weapons, airspace machines, analog computers, or digital computers.

Steampunk VS. Cyberpunk:

Steampunk is often associated with cyberpunk. They have considerable influence on each other and share a similar fan base, however, steampunk developed as a separate movement. Apart from time period and level of technology, the main difference is that steampunk settings tend to be less dystopian.

On an every day basis there are many musical and fashion trends that are known by the name of steampunk since they are related to the characters and theme within the genre.

Steampunk most common technological devices & Resources

A Steampunk City

Steampunk Genre Characters

Steampunk Books (5)& Authors

Behemoth

Behemoth is the fiercest monster own by the British navy. A battle began between The Darwinists & The Clanker Powers for the possession of the monster. Deryn (Main character) is a girl disguised as a boy in the British Air Service, and Alek is the heir to an empire posing as a commoner. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt. But when disaster strikes the Leviathan's peacekeeping mission, they find themselves alone and hunted in enemy territory. Alek and Deryn will need great skill, new allies, and brave hearts to face what’s ahead.

Pub. Date: October 2010 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPages: 488Sales Rank: 5,368Level: Young Adult L: 9+Readability: Lexile: 810L

Behemoth - Author

Scott Westerfeld was born May 5, 1963 is an American author of science fiction. He was born in the U.S. state of Texas.

Awards2000 Evolution's Darling New York Times Notable Book.

2006 Peeps and The Uglies were both named as "Best Books for Young Adults”by the American Library Association

2010 "Behemoth" "Locus Award" for Best Young Adult Fiction.

The Uglies series was optioned by Twentieth Century Fox as a possible film series in 2006.

Dreadnought (Clockwork Century Series)The story deals with a nurse known as Mercy Lynch who recently widowed and taxed to exhaustion by caring for Confederate wounded in Richmond. She must cross the war-torn nation to reach her estranged father, who lies dying in the Washington territories. Mercy joins Horatio Korman, a Texas Ranger with an agenda, on the Union’s famous steam engine, the Dreadnought. On their trail are desperate Confederate soldiers and a zombified Mexican legion where the battles and adventure begins to unfold.

Pub. Date: September 2010Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLPages: 400ppSales Rank: 31,847Lexile: 990L Level: Young Adult L9+

Dreadnought - Author

Cherie Priest born 30 July 1975 is an American novelist and blogger living in Seattle, Washington. Her writing style falls into Horror genre. She has also written a number of short stories, most of which can be categorized as Horror or Science fiction. Priest has expanded her style to include the genre of Steampunk.

Awards:2006, Lulu Blooker Prize for Fiction for Four and Twenty Blackbirds, becoming the first ever winner in that category.

2009 novel Boneshaker, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award

2010, Boneshaker Hugo and Locus Award nominee in the Best Novel category.

Cowboys and Aliens

Its the year 1873 in Arizona US, where all the fights and problems were all related to cowboys vs. Indians or cowboys vs. cowboys with little use of advance weaponry. Until the town is hit with an alien invasion that has an invader who believes that all humans must be slaves. The battle begins between centuries of limited resources and alien beings in the hope and war for freedom.

http://www.movieinsider.com/m4251/5/cowboys-and-aliens/6536/

Pub. Date: February 2011Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersPages: 112Sales Rank: 73,647

Cowboys & Aliens - Author

Fred Van Lente born on February 14 1972 in Tacoma, WA

Dutch-American writer, primarily of comic books and graphic novels.

Van Lente has been called "one of the most idiosyncratic and insightful new voices in comics.

Awards: Action Philosophers Xeric Grant Ignatz Award in 2005 and 2006. The American Library Association

named Action Philosophers a "Great Graphic Novel for Teens" in 2007.

The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles)

In 1897 England, 16 years old Finley Jayne (main character) has no one except the "thing" inside her. When a young lord tries to take advantage of Finley, she fights back being able to knock out a full-grown man with only one punch. After the incident she runs away and meets Griffin King who sees the magical darkness inside her and allows her to join his group. The orphaned duke takes her in along with his special gifted group of teenagers. Griffin's investigating a criminal called The Machinist, the mastermind behind several recent crimes by automatons. Finley thinks she can help and finally be a part of something, finally fit in. But The Machinist wants to tear Griff's little company of strays apart, and it isn't long before trust is tested on all sides. At least Finley knows whose side she's on—even if it seems no one believes her.

Pub. Date: May 2011Publisher: HarlequinPages: 480 Age Range: Young Adult

The Girl in the Steel Corset - Author

Kady Cross lives in Connecticut with her husband and a pride of cats. The Girl in the steel Corset is her first published book.

No awards till date.

www.kadycross.com

The Iron Duke Steampunk adventure, paranormal romance author Brook (Demon Blood) uses detailed descriptions and an impressive imagination to create a world where people can be part machine but all heart. It's been nine years since the Horde, an oppressive empire from Asia, were run out of England. However, detective inspector Lady Wilhelmina Wentworth will never be able to escape their cruelty: her mother was raped during the invasion, and Mina is half Horde. Mina crosses paths with the revered Iron Duke Rhys Trahaearn, a former pirate captain who was instrumental in fighting the Horde, when a dead body is tossed on his estate. What begins as lust sparks into full-blown romance as the two learn more about the nefarious Black Guard and catch a murderous madman. Airships, zombies, nanotechnology, outlandish secondary characters, and a complicated heroine-who goes from believing "Dead people of all sorts were more tolerable than most of those living" to being willing to love-make for a complex, gripping read. - Publishers Weekly

Pub. Date: October 2010 Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Format: Paperback , 384pp Sales Rank: 24,034Age Range: Young Adult

The Iron duke – Author

Meljean was raised in the middle of the woods in western Oregon, and hid under her blankets at night with fairy tales, comic books, and romances. – meljeanbrook.com

Conclusion

Conclusion & Review

Steampunk is a new genre It’s a mixture of other literary genres such as

Science Fiction, Historical Fiction and Fantasy. It takes historical Settings and places and integrates

technological elements with a strong sense of modern fashion style.

Steampunk is still under its development and its opening many doors for new young adults writers to get to know and explore the genre and create wonderful and intriguing new stories.

Thank you for your attention