Steampunkery- Where we list the books of Steampunk, as well as a linky to include your own reviews of the Steampunk nature.

This is where I shall list a few of the books considered Steampunk.  Keep in mind that Steampunk can be a varied genre and our ideas of Steampunk may vary somewhat.  I do hope that this list may help you in choosing books to read.  Below I shall also include a linky for you to link to your own reviews of the Steampunk nature.  Please be free to also include recommendations in the comments.
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Steampunk  by Ann VanderMeer (Editor) and Jeff VanderMeer

Steamed: A Steampunk Romance (Paranormal Romance (Signet)) by Katie MacAlister

The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo

Boneshaker (Sci Fi Essential Books) by Cherie Priest

Dreadnought by Cherie Priest

Avalon Revisited by O.M. Grey

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, Book 1) by Cassandra Clare

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger 

Changeless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger

Blameless (The Parasol Protectorate) by Gail Carriger

Incarceron (Incarceron, Book 1) by Catherine Fisher

Sapphique by Catherine Fisher (not released until Dec. 28th, 2010) Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

Behemoth (Leviathan)  by Scott Westerfeld

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville 

The Scar by China Mieville

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book)  by Neal Stephenson

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1  by Alan Moore

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Difference Engine (Spectra special editions) by William Gibson

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

Girl Genius Volume 1: Agatha Heterodyne and The Beetleburg Clank by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio

The City of Ember (Books of Ember) by Jeanne DuPrau

Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles) by Philip Reeve

Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti 

The Affinity Bridge (Newbury & Hobbes Investigations)  by George Mann

The Warlord of the Air (The Oswald Bastable Series) by Michael Moorcock

The Alchemy of Stone Ekaterina Sedia

Whitechapel Gods by S.M. Peters

His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1) by Naomi Novik

Scar Night (Deepgate Codex, Book 1) by Alan Campbell

Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin

The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade

Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology

The Iron Duke (A Novel of the Iron Seas) by Meljean Brook 

This list is not complete!  There are many more novels that may be considered Steampunk.  You can find a larger list here, at Goodreads.

Keep in mind that this list is only accomplished by finding other lists.  I have not read all of these books and can not relate to whether they would truly be Steampunk.  But others seem to think so and judging by the descriptions they sound as if they are.

In this linky please link us to your reviews of Steampunk books.

Include title and blog name please.  For example: Leviathan- Candace's Book Blog  Please do not link your giveaways, unless they include a review of a Steampunk book.  I reserve the right to delete any entry.

I look forward to reading your reviews! 
 

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Steampunkery- What is Steampunk? By Suzanne Lazear

To kick off the start of Steampunkery here on Candace's Book Blog I have guest Suzanne Lazear who is going to tell us just what, exactly, is Steampunk.  Thanks so much for joining us Suzanne!

What is Steampunk?

By Suzanne Lazear

What is Steampunk? 

I get asked that a lot. 

Usually, I reply with “It’s Jules Verne on crack,” which I’m sure my high school English teacher wouldn’t appreciate. 

Steampunk brings us back to the wonder and romanticism of the Victorian era.  It enables us to enter a world of yesteryear, one fill filled with bustles and carriages and zeppelins. 

But we don’t have to leave all our modern conveniences behind for the elegance, opulence, and top hats of the Victorian era. 

No, not at all.

What makes Steampunk is the technology. 

At its core, the essence of Steampunk lies in its technology and gadgets. 

Steampunk is alternate history. It’s imagining what modern technology would look like if we still used steam instead of electricity.  It’s a world embracing the Victorian spirits of makerism and innovention, a world of advanced technology using Victorian materials and aesthetic.  Envision a world filled with opulent airships, brass robots, giant difference engines, elaborate clockwork machines, and aether-filled rayguns. 

Steampunk worlds are populated with vivid, exciting characters such as mad-scientists, philosophers, gentleman tinkers, street sparrows, corset-and bustle wearing vampire hunters, and, of course, air-pirates. 

These worlds very much have a Victorian feel, but your bustle-wearing lady might have a dainty ray gun, your gentleman-tinker might have a robotic arm.  There could be a mix of airships and carriages.  There could even be magic and non-humans. 

There’s also plenty of room to mix things up.  Perhaps the aviatrix wears (gasp) trousers.  Maybe she’s even an air-pirate.  Creativity abounds in Steampunk.  The world is what you make it. 

Steampunk worlds can be any place and time—whether it’s Victoran London, or on a distant planet far in the future.  Steampunk also bends and blends genres.  Steampunk stories can be adventure, horror, paranormal, or romance.  There’s even such a thing as “Steamypunk.” 

The term “Steampunk” was coined as a bit of a joke in the 1980’s and stuck, as a play on Cyber and Biopunk.  Unlike Cyperpunk and Biopunk, Steampunk lacks the dystopian/anarchist themes, but there are usually themes of rebellion.  Stories can get gritty–the Victorian era wasn’t all balls and bustles and an alternate Victorian society probably isn’t either.  But the spirit of Victorian idealism is very much present--even the villain truly believes that by blowing up parliament he’s making the world a better place.

Steampunk is also more than books and movies. There’s great Steampunk music from bands like Abney Park and Emilie Autumn, there’s Steampunk art, Steampunk clothes from places like Clockwork Couture and the Steampunk Emporium, and even Steampunk jewelry.  Just take a look at Etsy, there are so many fabulous things, many of them embracing the Victorian spirit by being handmade and one-of-a-kind. There are Steampunk conventions.  The TV show Castle just had a Steampunk episode.

Steampunk is the intersection of technology and Victorian Romanticism.  It’s a place where your imagination can run amok.  Where else is it perfectly acceptable to wear a raygun with your ball gown anyway?

Speaking of which…has anyone seen my raygun?

~Suzanne Lazear

http://www.ageofsteam.wordpress.com

Suzanne Lazear writes Steampunk stories for adults and teens. Her Young Adult Steampunk dark fairytale "Innocent Darkness" will be released from Flux in 2012. Also known as "Lolita Suzanne", she's part of the popular Steampunk group blog Steamed!   http://www.ageofsteam.wordpress.com.  She always plays with swords, is never described as normal, and has been known to run with bustles.  Suzanne lives on the west coast with the tot, the hubby, and a hermit crab where currently attempting to make a raygun to match her ballgown.