Periodicals & Journals

Steampunk Magazines & Periodicals:

Steampunk Magazine: We produce a printed magazine, believing as we do in the beauty of the physical world [this is steampunk, not cyberpunk!], but owing to our belief in gift-economics we offer it for download from the computerverse as well, free of charge. (This site also has an archive online.)

   

http://www.steampunkmagazine.com/inside/

An Article in the LA Weekly: 

STEAMPUNK STARTER GUIDE: 

TOP 5 FILM AND TV SERIES

By Liz Ohanesian in Film, Television

Friday, Mar. 13 2009 @ 10:00AM

http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_council/film/steampunk-starter-guide/

Steampunk Books: Literature, Graphic Novels, Manga

Book Lists of Staple Steampunk:

Steampunk is a new movement within literature based in the roots of some major (see below) classic works of science-fiction. Because of obscurity it is hard to generate traditional reference returns in library catalogues and other general databases. In order to track down lists, the newcomer must look to modern internet connections for a little "steam" in their search. Therefore, fan based sites, wikipedia, & basic library searches are the best bet.

Precursers:

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

First Men On The Moon, The
From The Earth To The Moon
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Time Machine, The
War Of The Worlds

Modern Steampunk:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_steampunk_works

1993	Stephen Baxter	Anti-Ice	Ace Books		[6]
1986	James Blaylock	Homunculus	Ace Books		[2]
1992	James Blaylock	Lord Kelvin's Machine	Arkham House		[2]
1995	Paul Di Filippo	The Steampunk Trilogy		Collection of 3 stories	[6]
2007	Jonathan Green	Pax Britannia	Abaddon Books		[7]
1990	William Gibson & Bruce Sterling	The Difference Engine	Gollancz		[6][8]
2007	Ginn Hale	Wicked Gentlemen	Blind Eye Books	Gaylactic Spectrum Award winner.[9]	[10]
1979	K. W. Jeter	Morlock Night			[6]
1987	K. W. Jeter	Infernal Devices	St. Martin's Press		[2]
2007	Jay Lake	Mainspring	Tor Books		[11]
2001	Joe R Lansdale	Zeppelins West		"Ned the Seal" trilogy book 1	[12]
2006	Joe R Lansdale	Flaming London		"Ned the Seal" trilogy book 2	[13]
2008	George Mann	Accidental Creatures	Snowbooks[14]		[15]
2000	China Miéville	Perdido Street Station	Macmillan	A Bas-Lag novel	[16][17]
1971	Michael Moorcock	Warlord of the Air		A Nomad of the Time Streams book 1	[2]
1974	Michael Moorcock	The Land Leviathan		A Nomad of the Time Streams book 2	[2]
1981	Michael Moorcock	The Steel Tsar		A Nomad of the Time Streams book 3	[2]
1992	Kim Newman	Anno Dracula	Simon & Schuster	Anno Dracula series book 1. World Fantasy Awardnominee[18]	[6]
2008	Dru Pagliassotti	Clockwork Heart

Top Young Adult books (15 books) Tagged with Steampunk on LibraryThing:

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
• The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
• The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
• The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
• His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
• Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
• The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman
• The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman
• Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
• Flora Segunda by Ysabeau S. Wilce
• Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
• The Tin Princess by Philip Pullman
• The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket

Steampunk Graphic Novels:

A few titles & links:

• League of Extraordinary Gentleman
  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: America's Best Comics; 1st edition (October 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1563898586
• Girl Genius
  • Reading level: Young Adult
    
  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Studio Foglio (July 15, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890856193
  • Website: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/
• Iron West
• Steampunk
  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Wildstorm (March 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1563897628
• Cathedral Child
  
• Five Fists of Science
  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Image Comics; 1 edition (May 31, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1582406057

More Links:

• Full List from Wikipedia
• Amazon Fan List of Steampunk Graphic Novels
• Extra's: Steampunk Anime & Manga
  

Most Often Adult Books Tagged Steampunk on LibraryThing:

Most often tagged steampunk

• The Difference Engine by William Gibson (280)
• Perdido Street Station by China Mieville (210)
• The Scar by China Mieville (122)
• The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson (90)
• Iron Council by China Mieville (90)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore (79)
• Steampunk by Ann VanderMeer (61)
• Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (53)
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 by Alan Moore (53)
• The Steampunk Trilogy by Paul Di Filippo (49)
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (48)
• Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank by Phil Foglio (46)
• Mainspring by Jay Lake (40)
• The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt (39)
• Extraordinary Engines by Nick Gevers (38)
• The Confusion by Neal Stephenson (37)
• The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (36)
• The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (34)
• Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City by Kaja Foglio (33)
• Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (31)

Steampunk & Libraries

Steampunk in Libraries: Events and Librarian Musings

• The Steampunk Librarian: http://steampunklib.vox.com/
  

Steampunk Librarian: All Hail Verne & Tesla

Neo-Victorians of the world, unite

Description: a spooky librarian who loves the Victorian era, futuristic technology, and much, much more.

• New York Public Library Talks Steampunk: 
  

http://www.nypl.org/blogs/subject/steampunk

Steampunk and A Legend Passes 

Posted June 3rd, 2008 by Paula Baxter, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Art & Architecture

• Steampunk @ The Groton Public Library, Groton, CT   http://steampunkworkshop.com/steampunk-groton-public-library

Steampunk Inspired Music!

In music

These are musicians and bands that have either adopted a steampunk aesthetic in their appearance, or have a decidedly steampunk approach to their music.

• Abney Park
• The Clockwork Quartet
• Dr Steel 
• Rasputina
• Unextraordinary Gentlemen
• Vernian Process

Conventions & Events

Websites for Conventions

Finding a Listing of Conventions:

http://containment.greententacles.com/tags/steampunk/

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Specific Conventions:

Comic-Con 2009 http://www.comic-con.org/

Comic-Con International: San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. It is traditionally a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday—though a four hour preview night on Wednesday is open to guests pre-registered for all four days) held during the summer in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Comic-Con is both the name of the annual event and the common name of the organization.

2008 (past comic-con on flickr) http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindy_p_photos/2707494698/

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Steamcon 2009 http://www.steam-con.com/

What is Steamcon? Read Steamcon's Welcome Statement:

Welcome, all, to Steamcon, our inaugural steampunk symposium here in the lovely Pacific Northwest.

Activities and event planning are being schemed and plotted. If you have been sent here by one of our gracious collaborators, you may already have some vague inkling of the nature of the event that we are working to host. Guests, vendors and artisans are being consulted and coercedpersuaded to aid in our humble endeavor.

So what can you look forward to?

A Vendor’s Bazaar packed with exotic wares An Art Exhibition The Perpetual Teatime and Hospitality suite The Magic Lantern Theater Talks and discussions on all matters steampunk

Gun modificationdemonstrations Lessons in etiquette Steam technologyexhibitions Games and diversions of a role playing nature Cabaret acts presented by the esteemed Mr. Bodewell

Much more to be announced, including several limited capacity events like our High Tea and Fashion Show, and a special concert!

Reference Books: Books, Encyclopedias, Guides, Anthologies

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Resources for Finding Books in a Library Near You:

WORLDCAT: WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. WorldCat grows every day thanks to the efforts of librarians and other information professionals.

http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Steampunk

Or feel free to enter any isbn, title, author, 0r keyword!

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Title: New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Paperback) By: Peter Nicholls 

• Paperback: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Orbit (November 25, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1857238974

Type: Encyclopedia

Find Entry on Steampunk: p.896 1st Ed., (1997)

Reader's Annotation (Via Booklist): There are 212 topical entries, including Robots, Time Travel, and Cyberpunk. A list of these topics is found in the introduction. Sixty-five scientific or sf jargon terms are defined. Science fiction in 27 different countries is covered in separate articles, which helps to balance the collection's strong U.S.-U.K. bias. This focus is probably inevitable given the anglophone domination of the field, but it has its drawbacks. The Japanese film industry, which "owned" the monster-movie market for years, is relegated to a few paragraphs in the article Japan.

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A Selection of Basic Guide/Reference Titles:

Title: Doctor Grordbort's Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory (Catalogue Edition) (Hardcover)

By: by Greg Broadmore (Author, Artist) 

Type: Art Book/Steampunk Weaponry Dictionary

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; Catalogue Ed edition (February 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593078765
• ISBN-13: 978-1593078768

Reader's Annotation: Product Description

By jingo, by crikey, and by all that's good in this world, he's done it! Dr. Grordbort has released his directory of scientific splendor. A catalogue of wondrous contraptions and wave weapons of unprecedented power, this book makes available a myriad of destructive and beneficial devices to any intergalactic explorer: Rayguns, Metal Men, Ironclads, and Rocketships are all presented. Also included is a sequential pictographic essay (also known as a "comic") on the exploits of world-famous naturalist and adventurer Lord Cockswain. See him uncover the natural mysteries of Venus with several big guns!

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Title: Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology 

By: Nick Gervers

Type: Anthology

• Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Solaris (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844166007
• Reader's Annotation (Via Amazon): Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology assembles original stories by some of the genre's foremost writers. Edited by Nick Gevers, this collection includes brand new stories by Stephen Baxter, Eric Brown, Paul Di Filippo, Hal Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Jay Lake, Ian R. MacLeod, Michael Moorcock, Robert Reed, Lucius Shepard, Brian Stableford, Jeff VanderMeer and more.

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Title: Steampunk

By: Ann & Jeff Vandermeer

Type: Anthology

Paperback: 400 pages

• Publisher: Tachyon Publications (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892391759

Reader's Annotation:  From Publishers Weekly

Starred Review. The VanderMeers (The New Weird) have assembled another outstanding theme anthology, this one featuring stories set in alternate Victorian eras. Michael Moorcock, the godfather of steampunk, is represented by an excerpt from his classic novel The Warlord of the Air. In Lord Kelvin's Machine, a fine tale from prolific steampunk author James P. Blaylock, mad scientists plot to throw the Earth into the path of a passing comet, declaring that science will save us this time, gentlemen, if it doesn't kill us first. Michael Chabon's vivid and moving The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance recounts the lives of two young brothers in the aftermath of George Custer's mutiny against Queen Victoria, while historical fantasist Mary Gentle describes a classic struggle between safety and progress in A Sun in the Attic. This is a superb introduction to one of the most popular and inventive subgenres in science fiction.

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Title: Fantastic Victoriana

By: Jess Nevins

Type: Encyclopedia

Hardcover: 1200 pages

• Publisher: MonkeyBrain Books (December 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932265155
• Reader's Annotation (Via Amazon):  This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind. 

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