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What do readers say about Leviathan?
alternative-past historical fiction a living airship a huge airship depth of inventionIt is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a wha... More details on Leviathan
Alek turned back to his desk and began to move the cavalry forward, grinning as the battle neared its climax. The Austrian walkers had completed their bombardment, and it was time for the tin horses t...
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What do readers say about Boneshaker?
descriptive but punchy cliched and ridiculous exquisite pacing and atmosphere steampunk zombie extravaganzaIn the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine thr... More details on Boneshaker
Her shoulders lost their stiff, defensive right angles, and she shook her head. “That figures. I swear to God, all the men in my life, they…” She stopped herself. And then she said, “My father was a t...
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What do readers say about The Difference Engine?
intense detail and world-building dark industrial novel the first computer sherlock holmes mysteryWith new commentary by the authors
1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine, and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. Three extraordi... More details on The Difference Engine
Below her, in a neglected formal garden, leafless vines lace wooden trellises on whitewashed, flaking walls. From the open windows of her sickroom, a warm draft stirs the loose white hair at her neck,...
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What do readers say about Karen Memory?
strong female characters western steampunk noir steampunk western lesbians alternate steampunk wild west"You ain't gonna like what I have to tell you, but I'm gonna tell you anyway. See, my name is Karen Memery, like memory only spelt with an e, and I'm one of the girls what works in the Hôtel Mon Cherie on Amity Street. 'Hôtel' has a little hat over t... More details on Karen Memory
You ain’t gonna like what I have to tell you, but I’m gonna tell you anyway. See, my name is Karen Memery, like “memory” only spelt with an e, and I’m one of the girls what works in the Hôtel Mon Cher...
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What do readers say about Soulless?
well-paced and executed london's integration of supernaturals witty and vibrant light hearted, humorous toneBuffy meets Jane Austen in the first book of this wickedly funny NYT bestselling series about a young woman whose brush with the supernatural leads to a deadly investigation of London's high society.
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many so... More details on Soulless
Miss Alexia Tarabotti was not enjoying her evening. Private balls were never more than middling amusements for spinsters, and Miss Tarabotti was not the kind of spinster who could garner even that muc...
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What do readers say about Perdido Street Station?
dense, heavy style bizarre, inventive, and fascinating excellent escape literature a work of fantasyBeneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and arcane races live in perpetual fear of Parliament and its brutal militia. The air and rivers are thick with factory pollutants a... More details on Perdido Street Station
A window burst open high above the market. A basket flew from it and arced towards the oblivious crowd. It spasmed in mid-air, then spun and continued earthwards at a slower, uneven pace. Dancing prec...
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What do readers say about Clockwork Angel?
absolutely stunning imagery page turner atmospheric and fast-paced love triangleMagic is dangerous-but love is more dangerous still. Discover the "compulsively readable" (Booklist) first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series! Clock... More details on Clockwork Angel
Tessa set the book she had been reading down on the bedside table, and turned to see Miranda standing in the doorway of her small room—just as she did at this time every day, delivering the same messa...
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What do readers say about Steampunk?
science fiction or fantasy a lackluster compilation a dime novel collection of short storiesSteampunk is an anthology of steampunk fiction edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, and published by Tachyon Publications. It was nominated in 2009 for a World Fantasy Award... More details on Steampunk
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What do readers say about Etiquette & Espionage?
victorian paranormal steampunk ya historical steampunk steampunk, paranormal, victorian romp a fun rompThis young adult steampunk series debut set in the same world as the New York Times bestselling Parasol Protectorate is filled with all the saucy adventure and droll humor Gail Carriger's legions of fans have come to adore.
Fourteen-year-old Sophron... More details on Etiquette & Espionage
Sophronia intended to pull the dumbwaiter up from the kitchen to outside the front parlor on the ground floor, where Mrs. Barnaclegoose was taking tea. Mrs. Barnaclegoose had arrived with a stranger i...
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What do readers say about Mortal Engines?
interesting and engaging love, courage and survival the last two sentences post-apocalyptic, steam-punk novelIt was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea ...
The great traction city London is on the move again. It has been lying low, skulking in the hills to... More details on Mortal Engines
In happier times, London would never have bothered with such feeble prey. The great Traction City had once spent its days hunting far bigger towns than this, ranging north as far as the edges of the I...
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