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Lord Kelvin's machine James P. Blaylock · 1992 · ★ 3.5 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate World-renowned scientist-explorer Langdon St. Ives and his faithful man-servant Hasbro return again to confront the diabolical hunchback Dr. Ignacio Narbondo in a new adventure involving no less than the salvation of the earth itself. The author's previous St. Ives novel, Homunculus, was honored with the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and this latest -- and entirely self-contained -- narrative is… Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk

Presentations of the 2010 Upstate Steampunk Extravaganza and Meetup Gypsey Teague · 2011 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk

Steaming into a Victorian future Julie Anne Taddeo · 2012 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Examines various manifestations of steampunk in order to better understand steampunk sub-culture & its effect on popular culture & wider society. Expands & extends existing scholarship on steampunk in order to explore many previously unconsidered questions about cultural creativity, social networking, fandom, appropriation, & creation of meaning. Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk

Heartless Gail Carriger · 2011 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble is not her fault in the fourth book of the NYT bestselling Parasol Protectorate series. When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement (shocking!), Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical… Shares: Paranormal romance stories, Steampunk

Kiss of Steel Bec McMaster · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "Action, adventure, steampunk, and blazing hot seduction...Bec McMaster offers it all."—Eve Silver, author of Sins of the Flesh A brilliantly creative debut where vampires, werewolves, and clockwork creatures roam the mist–shrouded streets of London... When Nowhere is Safe Most people avoid the dreaded Whitechapel district. For Honoria Todd, it's the last safe haven. But at what price? Blade… Shares: Paranormal romance stories, Steampunk

The Greyfriar Clay Griffith · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In the year 1870, a horrible plague of vampires swept over the northern regions of the world. Millions of humans were killed outright. Millions more died of disease and famine due to the havoc that followed. Within two years, once-great cities were shrouded by the gray empire of the vampire clans. Human refugees fled south to the tropics because vampires could not tolerate the constant heat… Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk

The Difference Engine William Gibson · 1990 · ★ 3.4 · 446p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with history - and the future: Sybil Gerard - dishonored woman and daughter of a Luddite agitator; Edward "Leviathan" Mallory… Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk

Boneshaker Cherie Priest · ★ 3.4 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born. But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry,… Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk, Zombies

Zombies Don't Cry Rusty Fischer · 2011 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Moi, Maddy, lycéenne sans histoire, je ne croyais pas aux coups de foudre. Du moins pas avant d’en avoir été moi-même victime, et à deux reprises – laissez-moi vous expliquer. La première fois, je venais de percuter Stamp, le nouveau, et, comme la majorité des filles de ce bahut, moi aussi je me suis mise à rêver de pouvoir un jour sortir avec lui. Ce qui a failli arriver… Mais notre rencard a… Shares: Paranormal romance stories, Zombies

The Seduction of Phaeton Black Jillian Stone · 2012 · ★ 2.8 In the gaslit streets of Victorian London, phantoms rule the night, demons dance till dawn, and one supernatural detective dares to be seduced by the greatest power of all. . . He's The Man With The Magic Touch A master of deduction, seduction and other midnight maneuvers, Phaeton Black is Scotland Yard's secret weapon against things that go bump in the night. His prodigious gifts as a… Shares: Paranormal romance stories, Steampunk

The Somnambulist Jonathan Barnes · 2007 · ★ 2.6 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Be warned. This book has no literary merit whatsoever. Needless to say, I doubt you'll believe a word of it. Once the toast of good society in Victoria's England, the extraordinary conjurer Edward Moon no longer commands the respect or inspires the awe that he did in earlier times. Despite having previously unraveled more than sixty perplexing criminal puzzles (to the delight of a grateful… Shares: Steampunk fiction, Steampunk

Bone song John Meaney · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 365p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Hailed as "the first important new SF writer of the 21st century," John Meaney delivers a darkly luminous new thriller that blends futuristic noir with gothic fantasy. Here, in a city of the dead where desire is very much alive and murder a pleasure for connoisseurs, an honest cop must face his own darkest impulses just to have a prayer.There have been four victims already. Famed for their beauty… Shares: Conspiracies, Zombies

Boneshaker Cherie Priest · 2009 · ★ 3.4 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Moderate In the early days of the Civil War, rumors of gold in the frozen Klondike brought hordes of newcomers to the Pacific Northwest. Anxious to compete, Russian prospectors commissioned inventor Leviticus Blue to create a great machine that could mine through Alaska's ice. Thus was Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine born. But on its first test run the Boneshaker went terribly awry,… Shares: Steampunk, Zombies

Vanish (Jane Rizzoli, Book 5) Tess Gerritsen · 2005 · ★ 4.5 · 355p · ≈ 11h · Moderate If it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. A chilling Rizzoli and Isles thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.The beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. But when medical examiner Maura Isles looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life.The corpse opens its eyes.Now very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where she murders a security… Shares: Conspiracies, Women detectives

Morningside Fall Jay Posey · 2014 · ★ 4.1 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate The lone gunman Three is gone, and Wren is the new governor of the devastated settlement of Morningside, but there is turmoil in the city. When his life is put in danger, Wren is forced to flee Morningside until he and his retinue can determine who can be trusted. They arrive at the border outpost, Ninestory, only to find it has been infested with Weir in greater numbers than anyone has ever… Shares: Heroes, Zombies

Powers Brian Michael Bendis · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Reveals the origin of many Powers characters, focusing on Detective Christian Walker, and further expands the backgrounds of other characters who were previously undeveloped. Includes the textual script with artist sketches, a black-and-white sketchbook, and a color gallery. Shares: Heroes, Women detectives

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