Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Book List: Steampunk

Book List: Steampunk
I'm still new to the Steampunk sub-genre, but I am so intrigued by it. I love the aesthetic of Victorian England mixed with technology that wasn't. Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series got me hooked on the genre, and one day I hope to do a library program around Steampunk. But until that day, here's a book and media list regarding this awesome genre!


Anthologies and Non Fiction
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature, Jeff VanderMeer - ***If you really want to know about Steampunk, not just read or watch something Steampunky, then this is the book you need!***
Steampunk, Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer
Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded, Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer, et al
Steampunk-Style Jewelry: A Maker's Collection of Victorian, Fantasy, and Mechanical Designs, Jean Campbell
Steampunk Prime: A Vintage Steampunk Reader, Mike Ashley
Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances, Anthology
Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology
The Art of Steampunk: Extraordinary Devices and Ingenious Contraptions from the Leading Artists of the Steampunk Movement, Art Donovan
Steampunk!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories, Young Adult Anthology

Movies and TVs
Wild Wild West (1999)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Steamboy (2004) – animated movie
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Hellboy (2004)
Van Helsing (2004)
The Prestige (2006)
The Golden Compass (2007)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
9 (2009) - animated movie
The Three Musketeers (coming 10/21/2011)
Hugo (coming 11/23/2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (coming 12/16/2011)
Sanctuary (2008-present) – television show on SYFY
Warehouse 13 (2009-present) – television show on SYFY

Children/Tween/Young Adult
The Girl in the Steel Corset (The Steampunk Chronicles #1), Kady Cross
The City of Ember (Books of Ember #1), Jeanne DuPrau
Leviathan (Leviathan #1), Scott Westerfeld
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1), Cassandra Clare
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1), Philip Pullman
Howl’s Moving Castle (Castle #1), Dianna Wynne Jones
Airman, Eoin Colfer
Incarceron (Incarceron #1), Catherine Fisher

Classics
The Time Machine, H. G. Wells
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

Fiction
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century #1), Cherie Priest
Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate #1), Gail Carriger
The Affinity Bridge (Newbury and Hobbes #1), George Mann
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas #1), Meljean Brook
The Steampunk Trilogy, Paul Di Filippo
The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi
Whitechapel Gods (Whitechapel #1), S. M. Peters
Steamed (Steampunk Romance #1), Katie MacAlister
The Native Star (Native Star #1), M. K. Hobson

Anime/Graphic Novels/Comics
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1, Alan Moore
Girl Genius Vol. 1: Agatha Heterodyne & the Beetleburg Clank (Girl Genius #1), Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Brian Snoddy
Rapunzel's Revenge (Rapunzel's Revenge #1), by Shannon Hale, Nathan Hale, and Dean Hale (Thanks to christy27204 for the recommendation!)
Last Exlie, animated Japanese television series (Thanks to Doug for the recommendation!)

For More:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/618.Best_Steampunk_Books?format=html&page=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_steampunk_works

1 comment:

  1. As for graphic novels, you should also check out Calamity Jack or Rapunzel's Revenge by Dean and Shannon Hale.

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