steampunk

Steampunk is a literary genre which explores science fiction themes from the perspective of the Victorian era and based on technology extrapolated from the science and engineering capabilities of the 18th and 19th centuries. It has its earliest roots in the speculative writing of Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle. It emerged as a distinct modern literary movement in the 1980s with the work of writers like James P. Blaylock, Greg Keyes and Neal Stephenson. It has influenced a number of movies, produced magazines, conventions, roleplaying games, comic books and graphic novels and even spawned a significant fashion and design movement.

For a good article with an overview of the movement see The World of Steampunk. A good source for Steampunk fashion info is Outsapop Trashion. There are some amazing examples of steampunk design projects at Steampunk Workshop.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “steampunk”

 

• Bridgett Riversmith’s Recycl-O-Scope

  
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  Its finally here. This week is the 2nd Annual Steampunk Spectacular, May 16 & 17 at the Depot. Steampunk art, steampunk fashion, a steampunk emporium and live entertainment all conspire to make this years Duluth Art Institute Steampunk Show even more of a spectacle than last years stunner. Day one of the event is ...
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• Dr. Somes ABC of Steampunk Part 4: J - L

  
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  J is for Journey Steampunks travel with style! A central theme of adventures (and steampunk takes a lot from adventure-literature) is the journey. No matter if the dashing adventurer is traveling by balloon, submarine, train, ship (swimming or flying ones), is getting shot to the moon, rides a horse ...
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• Review - Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster

  
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  Heart of Iron Bec McMaster Sourcebooks, Casablanca May 2013 Heart of Iron , the second book in Bec McMasters fantastic steampunk, is a terrific blend of romance, mystery and steam punkery. If youve read Kiss of Steel , youll be familiar with the principal players in Heart of Iron . Will Carver is still the ...
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• HAF artist feature....a new way to feature

  
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  Its time to start up our featured artist blog ring over at Handmade Artists , and Pam from Beadthing and I thought we would mix it up a bit this time around, and blended the blog ring, the twitter ring, and the facebook ring into one big fun party.  This post is our first trial feature to see how well this will ...
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• "Royal Time Keeper, circa 1886" custom Munny by DeeTen

  
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  Check out the latest custom Munny from artist DeeTen as he customized yet another one of his steampunkish robot creations for the upcoming Sub-Urban Vinyl show entitled "New Beginnings" happening this Saturday, May 11th. He is calling this piece the "Royal Time Keeper, circa 1886", and just like all of his ...
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• A Foray Into The Origin of Steampunk SF

  
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  Nearly every reference Ive seen on Steampunk states that three authors are widely recognized to be the founding fathers of the genre: K.W. Jeter, Tim Powers, and James P. Blaylock.  The classic triumvirate of Steampunk books are: Morlock Night (Jeter - 1979), The Anubis Gates (Powers - 1983), and Homunculus (Blaylock ...
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• From Cherry Blossoms to Lilacs

  
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  I love this time of year, as soon as one flowering plant passes its season, its anothers turn.  Ive always loved lilacs, unfortunately, they arent too fond of extreme heat and humidity, so even my Mom, who had 2 green arms (not just green thumbs) couldnt keep any varieties alive when she tried to plant some for me as ...
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• National Poetry Month – Post #9: “The Observer”

  
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  Greetings Bloginistas! My ninth National Poetry Month post is an original poem I wrote about myself and my writing as a companion to the poem “The Maker” from National Poetry Month – Post #8 …Enjoy! The Observer His eyes collect each thing he sees, until vision becomes hoard and must be organized or it ...
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• The Push Part III More Paper Work

  
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  Since I am aiming at a potentially newbie audience and Soldiers Companion is an older more dice intensive rules system, I wanted to put together a QR sheet. Its not perfect and I have intentionally omitted a few things but I hope it will help make matters clearer. Some of the formatting could be better and I ...
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• Tambukiki: Eclectic mix of fashion from pixie, boho and hippie to 50´s and Steampunk

  
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• Steam Powered Penny-Farthing

  
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  Steam Powered Penny Farthing The Penny-Farthing is the iconic bicycle of the 1800s and by extension, the steampunk genre. With it’s large front “penny” wheel and significantly smaller “farthing” back wheel. This bicycle generally elicits images of a man in a striped suit going for a ride on the strand ...
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• Vintage Industrial Brass Table Lamps

  
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  take a look at the Vintage Industrial Brass Table Lamps. do you think a LED or energy saving bulb will go with its aesthetic? no, it won’t and therefore, for a complete vintage industrial look, a super non-energy efficient filament has to be used, and not just any filament bulb, it has to be the Edison bulbs if ...
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• Paper Memoirs - Vintage-style Jewelry

  
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  When I first featured Wansena Spearman, her shop Paper Me Jewels was in full swing on Etsy. At the time she was making jewelry pieces from hand rolled paper beads. When I visited recently to see her latest work, I discovered Wansena has opened a new shop, Paper Memoirs . Shes reinvented the line of necklace and ...
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• Steampunk Lego sets arrive in July

  
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  Woot! That is all.
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• Thumb available in paperback!

  
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  Thumb is now available in paperback from Amazon, priced $9.99 in the US, £7.99 in the UK and €11.17 in Europe. I confess to being biased but I’m really happy with the quality – the book looks and feels nicer than a lot of standard trade paperbacks. Anyway, the links to buy the book are below. If you do buy it ...
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• Trip Report: La Colombe (West Loop, Chicago, IL)

  
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  La Colombe continues to play an interesting role in the modern evolution of consumer coffee tastes. Starting in 1985 in Seattle, co-founders Todd Carmichael and Jean Philippe (JP) Iberti joined forces and decided to set up their idea for a great American roaster in Philadelphia. Which was no small risk, given that ...
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• Book review: Zeppelins West by Joe R. Lansdale

  
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  If this was a comic which is about a thousand times better, it would be The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. read more
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• The Prometheus Has Taken Off!

  
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  This is a very special post for me. Not only because the Prometheus is the largest build I did so far. No, its also the most complex and most refined - and doesnt it looks simply great? :-) Prometheus-Class Aircraft Carrier We put a lot work into it since we started the project in mid February: ...
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• Steampunk Magic Book – The Fundraiser

  
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  Alex of the Steampunk Magic Book (see below) got back to me and informed me he now has a fundraiser running to get the book in print. Concerning the fundraiser, I think it is most important to know that the art, all 48 pages of it, is already finished. The fundraiser is for the print run! A few more details on the ...
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• REVIEW: Wicked As She Wants by Delilah S. Dawson

  
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  Wicked As She Wants by Delilah S Dawson (Blud #2) Pocket Books (April 2013) Ebook, 384 Pages Steampunk Romance Warning: contains minor spoilers The expectations for Wicked As She Wants were extremely high for me, since I  adored Wicked As They Come , The Mysterious Madam Morpho and The Peculiar Pets of ...
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