What's your favorite steampunk novel?

i'm not sure i have a favorite but i am currently enjoying Boneshaker by Cherie Priest.

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Permalink Reply by Byron Cogsmith on April 17, 2011 at 8:51am

The Affinity Bridge by George Mann George Mann, a great read, with plenty of adventure, daring do and the perils of opium. That or any of the Space Captain Smith books by Toby Frost, because what is there not to like?

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Permalink Reply by Jolly Roger on April 17, 2011 at 1:38pm

The Difference Engine by Bruce Sterling and William Gibson is a favorite, and Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter because it was my first;)

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Permalink Reply by Lady Anna Whidbey on November 19, 2011 at 9:32am

Love this link as I am a total novice when it comes to Steampink literature.
I have just started reading, "Infernal Devices"....definetly not a speed read or else you miss all the details...does anyone else ''picture' the scene while reading a book? Sometimes I am so busy 'picturing' ,I have to re-read the paragraph (or page!) in order to get the story in there too!

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Permalink Reply by M. Anis Optera on December 31, 2011 at 7:39pm

And here I thought I was the only one trying to "picture" what I was reading! I am also a novice to SP lit, so I am starting with collections of short stories for now.

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Permalink Reply by LaDy eLiZaBeTh PaTcH on April 17, 2011 at 10:25pm

Ooooo how I do love a good novel!

I too am without a favorite, but I just finished the Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger. Book 1 is by far the best...the other books in the series were just O.K.

Oh! And the Iron Duke by Meljean Brook O'course! How can I forget. (Can you tell I love a good romance..tee he he) Romance aside, the plot is very good, and beautifully written.

I did read the Clockwork Angel, first in The Infernal Devices Series by Cassandra Clare. SOOOOO Good! I believe man or woman, you will enjoy this series. I can't wait until the next book comes out!

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Permalink Reply by Lady Cristiana Boudicca on April 18, 2011 at 9:42am

The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt, The Jackelian Series. This was a great book! I just started reading the next book in that series, The Kingdom Beyond The Waves.

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Permalink Reply by Hadaly L'Eve Future on April 25, 2011 at 10:48pm

I -adore- Court of the Air!

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Permalink Reply by Professor Argon Bats on May 6, 2011 at 8:16pm

I enjoyed the Stephen Hunt novels. I certainly wouldn't count them as a favorite book of all times, but liked them enough that I'll snatch up the next installment in the series when my boyfriend is done with it.

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Permalink Reply by Prof. C.B. "Charlie" Diggs on April 18, 2011 at 9:44am

I would have to say that The Peshawar Lancers by S.M. Stirling and The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King rank right up there. Presently, however, I am on a nostalgia kick...re-reading Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.

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Permalink Reply by Mrs. Frye on April 22, 2012 at 10:49pm

My spouse is not a big fiction reader, but he loves The Peshawar Lancers so much that he's read it at least twice in the last two years. I guess I'm going to have to take a peek.

On the other hand, I just finished The Iron Duke, and while it wasn't awful I'd have to say I won't be seeking out anything else by that writer. It just seemed to be trying way too hard to be STEAMPUNK, with a chunk of old school "dark, brooding and forceful" hero and some serious erotica. It just feels like it's trying to cover as many demographics as possible. At any rate, my review is here.

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Permalink Reply by Professor Argon Bats on May 6, 2011 at 8:17pm

I was curious about the Parasol protectorate series. I've read very mixed reviews... but then, is that not always the case! So, worth buying, you'd say?