The Steamfunk Canon!
A while ago, I wrote The Dieselfunk Canon, providing a list of books considered the definitive works in Dieselfunk.
Since Dieselfunk is the literary sibling of Steamfunk – and since this is the year Steamfunk comes back at you like gangbusters with the release of three novels – I figured it is now time to provide you with the Steamfunk Canon.
Here, you will not find Steampunk books that simply have a Black protagonist. No, these are books written by authors who proudly identify their work as Steamfunk and who skillfully deliver Funktastic stories in the genre.
Alright, Steamfunkateers…here goes:
Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Books 1 and 2) by Balogun Ojetade
“I’m gon’ drive the evil out and send it back to Hell, where it belong!” – Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman: Freedom fighter. Psychic. Soldier. Spy. Something…more. Much more.
In MOSES: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman (Book 1: Kings * Book 2: Judges), the author masterfully transports you to a world of wonder…of horror…of amazing inventions, captivating locales and extraordinary people.
In this novel of dark fantasy, hailed as the very first Steamfunk novel, Harriet Tubman must match wits and power with the sardonic John Wilkes Booth and a team of hunters with powers beyond this world in order to save herself, her teenaged nephew, Ben and a little girl in her care – Margaret. But is anyone who, or what, they seem?
The Switch II: Clockwork by Valjeanne Jeffers
York is a city of contradictions. Women are hard-pressed for lovers, because lovemaking can be dangerous. The upper city is powered by computers, the underground by steam. And the wealthy don’t work for a living, underdwellers do it for them. But certain underdwellers have a big problem with this arrangement. And so does the time keeper.
Welcome to the Revolution…
The Steamfunk! Anthology edited by Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade
A witch, more machine than human, judges the character of the wicked and hands out justice in a ravaged Chicago. John Henry wields his mighty hammers in a war against machines and the undead. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman rule a country of freed slaves that rivals – and often bests – England and France in power and technology.
You will find all this – and much more – between the pages of Steamfunk, an anthology of incredible stories by some of today’s greatest authors of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Steamfunk.
Editors Milton Davis and Balogun Ojetade have put together a masterful work guaranteed to transport you to new worlds. Worlds of adventure; of terror; of war and wonder; of iron and steam.
Open these pages and traverse the lumineferous aether to the world of Steamfunk!
Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective: A Steamfunk Horror Novel by Valjeanne Jeffers
A serial killer is snuffing out the lives of affluent people of color in Monterrey, North America. Hard-boiled, homicide detectives Curtis Dubois and Harold Lowe are assigned to the case. But when they realize that the killer may not be human, Mona Livelong, a young paranormal detective, is brought in to help solve the case. As Mona races to unravel the clues to save Monterrey, she finds herself caught up in a terrifying plot to change the very face of North America.
Look for Mona Livelong, Book II later this year!
From Here to Timbuktu by Milton Davis
The year is 1870.
As the young country of Freedonia prepares to celebrate fifty years of existence, a young bounty hunter by the name of Zeke Culpepper is hired by a wealthy businessman to find a valuable book. In the kingdom of Mali on the continent of Africa, veteran warrior Famara Keita has been assigned to find that same book and bring it back to its rightful owner. And in the newly formed nation of Germany, an ambitious Prussian officer seeks the book as well for its secrets that could make Germany the most powerful nation in the world.
The result is an action adventure like no other!
Coming August, 2015! Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman, Book 3: Freedonia by Balogun Ojetade
Set in the world of Freedonia – author Milton Davis’ world, brought to life in the Steamfunk anthology and fully realized in the Steamfunk novel, From Here to Timbuktu – Harriet Tubman and her friend and rival, “Stagecoach” Mary Fields, chase the vengeful Alchemist out of their world and into another, in which Frederick Douglass and another, quite different Harriet Tubman govern a country of former enslaved Africans that rivals – and often bests – the United States, England and France in power and technology.
Harriet is forced to work beside the likes of Zeke Culpepper and John Scobell to prevent a war with mighty New Haiti and the elite and fearsome Hwarang warriors of Joseon (“Korea”). But a wicked force from Harriet’s world has come to destroy Freedonia and all it stands for. Will Harriet and her allies be able to stand against it?
Be sure to read all the works listed here. They’re great stories and I know you’ll enjoy them. And please, do the authors a solid and write a review, even if it’s just a couple of sentences. Thanks!
More Steamfunk novels, a second Steamfunk anthology and a Steamfunk feature film are coming and we will continue to expand this list, so check back often for updates.
