1.
Leviathan
fun book to read.
31 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
An excellent read, with a lovely and romantic ending. The author's inventions are inspired and interesting, well explained without being unnecessarily detailed.
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
LIKE EPICSAUCE
Added 12 years ago by guest, 1 point
2.
The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt
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27 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
3.
Boneshaker
15 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
4.
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
15 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
5.
The Difference Engine by William Gibson, Bruce Sterling
11 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
This novel is essentially responsible for steampunk as a genre. Thanks guys!
Added 14 years ago by JDBLists, 0 points
6.
Mortal Engines series - Phillip Reeve
Whilst not standard Steampunk, it deserves it's place in these sort of lists. By far one of the best of it's kind. And Municipal Darwinism is a genius idea.
9 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
7.
The Kingdom Beyond the Waves by Stephen Hunt
8 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
8.
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
8 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
9.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne
8 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
Verne and Wells deserve to be recognized for their prototypical work in the genre. Twenty Thousand Leagues is a literary classic, a cultural phenomenon, and a progenitor of the steampunk genre.
Added 14 years ago by JDBLists, 0 points
10.
Steampunk by Jeff VanderMeer
7 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
11.
His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman
5 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
12.
Airborn (Airborn Series, Book 1) by Kenneth Oppel
5 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
13.
Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology by Nick Gevers
5 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
14.
The Half-Made World
3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
15.
The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger
Fun, quirky and full of sly humor!
3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
16.
The Wrecker Clive Cussler
Close enough
3 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
17.
The Scar by China Miéville
3 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
Miéville is a significant talent in the steampunk genre. The world of The Scar (and of China's other novels) are vibrant and twisted and weird.
Added 14 years ago by JDBLists, 0 points
18.
The Alchemy Of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
3 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
19.
Worldshaker by Richard Harland
1 point - added 13 years ago by guest -
20.
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
0 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
Without The Time Machine, we might not have Back to the Future. That's significant.
Added 14 years ago by JDBLists, 0 points
21.
A Nomad of the Time Streams by Michael Moorcock
-1 point - added 14 years ago by JDBLists - 1 comment
Comments:
This trilogy forms one of the pillars of the steampunk genre. It helps that the stories are darn good reads.
Added 14 years ago by JDBLists, 0 points
22.
The Myst Reader by David Wingrove
-1 point - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
23.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson
-1 point - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
24.
Clockwork Angels by Lea Hernandez
-1 point - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
25.
Heart of veridon by tim akers
-2 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
26.
Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter
-2 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
27.
The Hunchback Assignments Trilogy
My first introduction into steampunk. Lovin' it!
-3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
28.
The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo
-3 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
29.
Bring the Jubilee by Ward Moore
-5 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
30.
Mainspring by Jay Lake
-6 points - added 14 years ago by JDBLists -
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