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Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology


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Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology

 
Description: ISBN 1844166341 / Genre: Fiction / Paperback / 496 Pages / Book is published 2008-10-06 by Solaris

Newest Review: ... but this one is a particularly good example. Out of the short list I have of Steampunk books to try I decided to try this ... more

 ... one first. i was also looking at Steampunk by Ann Vandermeer but it didn't get such good reviews. Although a couple of the stories here only very loosely fit into the genre most are good with a couple of very good ones. I enjoyed all the stories, although one of them concerning parallel realities and several different versions of the same character took a couple of reads to understand it properly. I think this book is a very good introduction to Steampunk and some of its authors. The stories are varied and show several...more

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Premium Review Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology: Great collection of Steampunk stories (226 words)
by - written on 13/01/09 (Very useful, 17 readings)
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Having recently discovered the Steampunk genre - although it's something I like I never knew there was a name for it - I have been looking for good Steampunk books to read. There don't seem to currently be too many at the moment, but this one is a particularly good example. Out of the short list I have of Steampunk books to try I decided to try this one first. i was also looking at Steampunk by Ann Vandermeer but it didn't get such good reviews. Although a couple of the stories here only very loosely fit into the genre most are good with a couple of very good ones. I enjoyed all the stories, although one of them concerning parallel realities and ...  Read the complete review

 

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