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Chris Laybourn · 13 May 2008, 18:48
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From: laybournchris at hotmail.com (Chris Laybourn) Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:48:27 -0700 Subject: (urth) Steampunk books In-Reply-To: <1f7617370805131138r52157233m2e864558e42ca224 at mail.gmail.com> References: <33848.44990.qm at web32101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <9f1507fc0805131030x6cc4eba9r78ef0d185e2dd4cf at mail.gmail.com> <BLU141-W31729557E9D8B397816F21BCCF0 at phx.gbl> <9f1507fc0805131117j26a0eea0ne9b6ec13acf9beef at mail.gmail.com> <BLU141-W44E04DB351E10BB579E237BCCF0 at phx.gbl> <1f7617370805131138r52157233m2e864558e42ca224 at mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <BLU141-W1874E04F43B4FC1125EBC9BCCF0 at phx.gbl> So, apologies for the very newbie-esque question. I just finished Book of the New Sun. Found it very challenging but very rewarding by the end. Is "Urth of the New Sun" now required reading for me? Also - Is there a consensus on what Wolfe's best non-New Sun work is? > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 11:38:33 -0700> From: danldo at gmail.com> To: urth at lists.urth.net> Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books> > Yes, very much so.> > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Chris Laybourn> <laybournchris at hotmail.com> wrote:> >> > So that disaster of a Will Smith film "Wild Wild West" had elements of> > steampunk? Thanks> >> > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:17:24 -0400> >> > > From: k.benton at gmail.com> > > To: urth at lists.urth.net> >> > > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books> > >> > > It's basically a sort of homage to Jules Verne, et al in my mind.> > >> > > Steampunk fiction tends to anachronisms featuring steam power,> > > clockwork, and other Victorian-era technology (and frequently societal> > > elements) providing the impetus for machines and devices that are> > > firmly in the realm of science fiction (giant walking weapons> > > platforms, for example, as in the anime Steamboy).> > >> > > That's my quick 2 cent synopsis, anyway ;)> > >> > > -k> > >> > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Chris Laybourn> > > <laybournchris at hotmail.com> wrote:> > > >> > > > Sorry, I'm a little new. Can someone fill me in on "steampunk?"> > > >> > > > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 13:30:24 -0400> > > > > From: k.benton at gmail.com> > > > > To: urth at lists.urth.net> > > > > CC: urth at urth.net> > > > > Subject: Re: (urth) Steampunk books> > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > I'll second the rec. for MAINSPRING. I'm not a steampunk aficionado> > > > > by any stretch, but I quite enjoyed Lake's style and unexpectedly> > > > > twisting story. Quite cool.> > > > >> > > > > -k> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Nicholas Gevers> > <vermoulian at yahoo.com>> > > > wrote:> > > > > > In addition to the VanderMeer Steampunk reprint> > > > > > anthology already mentioned in the current discussion,> > > > > > I myself have an original steampunk anthology coming> > > > > > out from Solaris in October: EXTRAORDINARY ENGINES.> > > > > > All new stories from Kage Baker, Keith Brooke, Jeffrey> > > > > > Ford, James Morrow, Ian R. MacLeod, Robert Reed, Jay> > > > > > Lake, Adam Roberts, Marly Youmans, Jeff VanderMeer,> > > > > > Margo Lanagan, and James Lovegrove.> > > > > >> > > > > > For Wolfe fans, I'd recommend Jay Lake's steampunk> > > > > > novel MAINSPRING--he's a big Wolfe admirer, and there> > > > > > are certainly Wolfean echoes in the book.> > > > > >> > > > > > Another steampunk epic worth reading is Brian> > > > > > Stableford's Werewolves of London trilogy--lots of> > > > > > metaphysics.> > > > > >> > > > > > --Nick Gevers.> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > __________________________________________________________> > > > > > Sent from Yahoo! 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