Steampunk

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of "t...more

The Rithmatist (Rithmatist #1)
The Girl with the Iron Touch (The Steampunk Chronicles, #3)
Heart of Iron (London Steampunk, #2)
The Red Plague Affair (Bannon & Clare, #2)
Forged in Blood I (The Emperor's Edge, #6)
Armored Hearts (Armored Hearts, #1)
How Beauty Loved the Beast (Tales of the Underlight, #3)
Fire & Frost (Iron Seas, #3.4; Code of Shadows, #0.5)
Copper Centurion (The Steam Empire Chronicles #2)
The Havoc Machine (Clockwork Empire, #4)
His Broken Angel (The Glorious Victorious Darcys, #1.5)
Song of the Slums
Once Upon a Clockwork Tale
Aetherhertz
In the Shadow of Blackbirds

Giveaways

  • Fate War by E.M. Havens
    Fate War: Alliance
    by
    Release date: Feb 25, 2013
    Prince Cole’s first glimpse of his bride-to-be takes place as she walks down the aisle on their wedding day. Though he is reluctant to form this union…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: Jun 07 - Jun 21, 2013
    1 copy available, 217 people requesting
    Countries available: US
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  • Hounds of Autumn by Heather Blackwood
    Hounds of Autumn
    by
    Release date: Jan 09, 2013
    Winner will receive an autographed copy.


    They say that the moor has eyes.

    It is 1890, and the windswept moors hold dark secrets. Chloe Sullivan is an am…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: May 24 - Jun 23, 2013
    1 copy available, 440 people requesting
    Countries available: US
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  • Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders by Richard Ellis Preston, Jr.
    Romulus Buckle & the City of the Founders
    by
    Release date: Jul 02, 2013
    "What a glorious, steam-filled, larger-than-life, action-packed adventure!...Steampunk doesn’t get much more exciting, or more adventurous, than this.…more View Details »
    Giveaway dates: Jun 14 - Jun 28, 2013
    15 copies available, 186 people requesting
    Countries available: US
  • Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
    The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
    Ruby Red (Ruby Red Trilogy, #1)
    The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1)
    Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)
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    The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse, #1)
    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
    Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)
    Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death, #1)
    Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage, #1)
    Fuse (Pure, #2)
    The Queen's Army (Lunar Chronicles, #1.5)
    Fearless (Reckless, #2)
    Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
    Escape from Xanadu by D.L. MackenzieShadow Magic by Jaida JonesGoliath by Scott WesterfeldStormdancer by Jay KristoffThe Shadow of Black Wings by James Calbraith
    Oriental Steampunk
    10 books — 21 voters
    The 'Pprentices, the Puppets, and the Pirates by Sophronia Belle LyonInfernal Devices by K.W. JeterIllustrated Dodge a Twist and a Tobacconist by Sophronia Belle LyonThe Difference Engine by William GibsonPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
    Steampunk Must-Reads
    18 books — 11 voters

    Cold Days by Jim ButcherThe Blinding Knife by Brent WeeksDeadlocked by Charlaine HarrisA Perfect Blood by Kim HarrisonTricked by Kevin Hearne
    Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012
    349 books — 609 voters
    The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Walking Drum by Louis L'AmourIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
    Books that you wish had a sequel(s)
    59 books — 56 voters

    Fate War by E.M. HavensThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsNew Orleans By Gaslight by Brandon BlackThe Lost Isle of Perpetua by D.A. MetrovThe First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells
    Victorian-esque Science Fiction
    14 books — 9 voters

    Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
    Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
    Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
    Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
    Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
    Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)
    Heartless (Parasol Protectorate, #4)
    The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
    Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
    The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)
    Timeless (Parasol Protectorate, #5)
    Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
    Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
    Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
    Phoenix Rising (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences #1)

    Gail Carriger
    Gail Carriger Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
    Simply put, it was the book I kept looking for and really wanted to read but no one was writing, so I figured I'd better do it myself.
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    Maeve Alpin
    I tell you all the time, you will never be able to replace me with a brass and steam contraption.” - Charlotte - As Timeless As Stone
    Maeve Alpin, As Timeless As Stone

    Bec McMaster
    I am tempted to incapacitate him with the hemlock and then castrate him.” Lena paled. “I don’t think that would be very wise,” she said. “And the only knife we own is what I use for the cooking. You’re not using that.” “I was planning on using a spoon,” Honoria replied.
    Bec McMaster, Kiss of Steel

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